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Chinese Dreams in Romantic England: The Life and Times of Thomas Manning
A brilliant polymath and part of the 'first wave' of British Romanticism, Thomas Manning was one of the first Englishmen to study Chinese language and culture. Like famous friends including Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Charles Lamb, Manning was inspired by the French Revolution and had ambitious plans for making a better world. While his contemporaries turned to the poetic imagination and the English countryside, Manning looked further afield - to China, one of the world's most ancient and sophisticated civilizations. His travels included the salons of Napoleonic Paris, a period as a prisoner of war, a dramatic shipwreck and, disguised as a Buddhist pilgrim, a trek through the Himalayas to Tibet, where he met the Dalai Lama. Manning's extraordinary story sheds a new light on English Romanticism.
Book Details
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publish Date: Nov 15th, 2022
- Pages: 280
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.40in - 6.40in - 1.00in - 1.20lb
- EAN: 9781526164551
- Categories: • Historical• Europe - Great Britain - Georgian Era (1714-1837)• Asia - China
About the Author
Weech, Edward: - Edward Weech is Librarian at the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. He is a historian and heritage professional with special interest in how and why British people in the past learned about other cultures, especially those of East Asia. His essays and reviews on history, culture, and society have appeared in a variety of publications including the Times Literary Supplement, the Coleridge Bulletin, and the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. This is his first book.
Praise for this book
'Thomas Manning did many remarkable things and knew many remarkable people. He deserves a biography. Such a book will hold particular interest for those who care about the British Romantics, British culture in the early nineteenth century, or British "orientalism".' Michael Ferber, author of Romanticism: A very short introduction
'I had heard of Thomas Manning, but by name only and knew little about his life and travels, therefore the work has proved to be extremely interesting and educational. What an exciting 'boy's own' adventure Manning appears to have had. Sarah Murden, All Things Georgian