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100 1 _aKingsley, Charles,
_d1819-1875
245 1 4 _aThe Roman and the Teuton :
_bA Series of Lectures delivered before the University of Cambridge
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2003
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2003-03-01
505 0 _aPreface by Professor F. Max Muller -- The Forest Children -- The Dying Empire -- Preface to Lecture III -- The Human Deluge -- The Gothic Civilizer -- Dietrich's End -- The Nemesis of the Goths -- Paulus Diaconus -- The Clergy and the Heathen -- The Monk a Civilizer -- The Lombard Laws -- The Popes and the Lombards -- The Strategy of Prividence ­-- Appendix: Inaugural Lecture: The Limits of Exact Science as Applied to History.
508 _aTranscribed from the 1889 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price
520 _a"The Roman and the Teuton" by Charles Kingsley is a series of historical lectures delivered before the University of Cambridge in the late 19th century. The lectures examine the interactions and conflicts between the Roman Empire and the Teutonic tribes, exploring themes of power, morality, and the human condition throughout their historical narratives. Kingsley's aim is not merely to recount history but to provoke thought about the underlying moral and ethical lessons it contains. At the start of the book, Kingsley introduces a parable about "forest children" who encounter a sinister "Troll-garden," representing the allure and corruption of civilization versus the purity of their original existence. He argues that the Teutonic peoples were like these children, initially innocent and unconsciously powerful but gradually corrupted by the temptations of Roman civilization. As the lectures unfold, he promises to delve deeper into the complexities of human nature and societal evolution during the collapse of the Roman Empire and the rise of new national identities among the Teutons. With rich imagery and moral introspection, Kingsley sets the stage for a thought-provoking exploration of history's lessons. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aRome -- History -- Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries
653 _aMiddle Ages
653 _aGermanic peoples
700 1 _aMüller, F. Max
_q(Friedrich Max),
_d1823-1900
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3821
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