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The Autobiography of Sir Thomas Bodley
Sometimes regarded as the first autobiography in English, and more recently cited as the forerunner of the modern political memoir,
The Life of Sir Thomas Bodley
is the fascinating account of a sixteenth-century diplomat and founder of one of the most renowned libraries in the world, the Bodleian Library.
From Bodley’s early education in Calvinist Switzerland to his studies ...more
From Bodley’s early education in Calvinist Switzerland to his studies ...more
Hardcover
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70 pages
Published
July 17th 2006
by Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
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I never would have read this if I didn't have to write a paper on the guy, but it's pretty interesting because it's the second-oldest English autobiography, and the first ever of its kind (that being the
res gestae
form). Also, Thomas Bodley was kind of awesome. He knew a truckload of languages and promoted learning them all, he was a trusted diplomat for Elizabeth I (counterintelligence! counterespionage!), and he established a library (using funds of his own--and of his nice, wealthy wife) tha
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