Mrs Humphry Ward and Greenian Philosophy
Author | : Helen Loader |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2019 |
ISBN-10 | : 3030141101 |
ISBN-13 | : 9783030141103 |
Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Download or read book Mrs Humphry Ward and Greenian Philosophy written by Helen Loader and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines Mary Ward’s distinctive insight into late-Victorian and Edwardian society as a famous writer and reformer, who was inspired by the philosopher and British idealist, Thomas Hill Green. As a talented woman who had studied among Oxford University intellectuals in the 1870s, and the granddaughter of Dr Arnold of Rugby, Mrs Humphry Ward (as she was best known) was in a unique position to participate in the debates, issues and events that shaped her generation; religious doubt and Christianity, educational reforms, socialism, women’s suffrage and the First World War. Helen Loader examines a range of biographical sources, alongside Mary Ward’s writings and social reform activities, to demonstrate how she expressed and engaged with Greenian idealism, both in theory and practice, and made a significant contribution to British Society.