02367cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000430011324500650015626400510022130000470027233600260031933700260034533800360037150000310040750801980043852012550063653400450189165300300193665300270196685600430199399900170203654251UtSlPG20260610134242.0mcr n260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aKD1 aMaitland, Frederic William,d1850-190610aEnglish Law and the Renaissance :bThe Rede Lecture for 1901 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2017  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2017-02-27  aProduced by Clarity and the Online Distributed Proofreading
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Archive/Canadian Libraries)  a"English Law and the Renaissance" by Frederic William Maitland is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work examines the relationship between English law and the cultural and intellectual movements of the Renaissance era, specifically focusing on how legal traditions persisted despite the prevailing influences of humanism and changes in political structures. The author emphasizes the impact of figures like Sir Edward Coke and Sir Thomas Littleton on the continuity of English legal doctrine during a time of significant transformation.  The opening portion of the work introduces the context of Maitland's lecture delivered at Cambridge, respectful of Sir Robert Rede, whose financial endowment supported such academic discussions. The author presents the tension between traditional English law and the influences of Renaissance humanism, discussing how certain legal doctrines managed to remain intact amid changing cultural paradigms. He references prominent figures, historical events, and legal developments from the time, establishing a narrative that interrogates the role of English law within the broader intellectual landscape of the Renaissance and the Reformation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aLaw -- England -- History  aRenaissance -- England40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54251  c95085d95085