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Lord Herbert of Chirbury 1582-1648: An Intellectual Biography
Traces the life of Lord Herbert of Chirbury from birth to death, chronicling the travels, poetry, philosophy, and theology of a now-neglected figure who was well known in his own day and whose books were read and commented on by Descartes, Hobbes, and Comenius.
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Published January 1, 1990
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John Anthony Butler
8 books1 followerJohn Butler, B. A. (Hons), B. Ed., M. A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Humanities
Dr. Butler specialises in 17th century European intellectual history, with an emphasis on travel literature, especially travel in Asia and the Far East. A former Visiting Professor of British Studies at Chiba University, Japan, he has also taught English Literature at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria, and at the University of Manitoba. He has published biographies of Edward, Lord Herbert of Chirbury and Richard Cromwell, as well as a translation of Lord Herbert’s Pagan Religion and edited several texts of the Renaissance and 17th Century, including Francis Godwin’s Man in the Moon, George Gascoigne’s Supposes (with Donald Beecher) and Sir Thomas North’s Fables of Bidpai (with Donald Beecher and Carmine Di Biase). He has currently completed an edition of Sir Thomas Herbert’s Travels (1627). His other interests include Asian and Middle Eastern literature in translation, African literature and the literature of the British Empire.
Dr. Butler specialises in 17th century European intellectual history, with an emphasis on travel literature, especially travel in Asia and the Far East. A former Visiting Professor of British Studies at Chiba University, Japan, he has also taught English Literature at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria, and at the University of Manitoba. He has published biographies of Edward, Lord Herbert of Chirbury and Richard Cromwell, as well as a translation of Lord Herbert’s Pagan Religion and edited several texts of the Renaissance and 17th Century, including Francis Godwin’s Man in the Moon, George Gascoigne’s Supposes (with Donald Beecher) and Sir Thomas North’s Fables of Bidpai (with Donald Beecher and Carmine Di Biase). He has currently completed an edition of Sir Thomas Herbert’s Travels (1627). His other interests include Asian and Middle Eastern literature in translation, African literature and the literature of the British Empire.
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