Friedrich Max Müller and the Role of Philology in Victorian Thought

Book Overview

The German comparative philologist Friedrich Max M ller (1823-1900) was one of the most influential scholars in Victorian Britain. M ller travelled to Britain in 1846 in order to prepare a translation of the Rig Veda. This research visit would turn into a lifelong stay after M ller was appointed as Taylor Professor of Modern Languages at Oxford in 1854. M ller's activities in this position would exert a profound influence on British intellectual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367220180
• ISBN13: 9780367220181
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.8" x 9.5"