Johnstone, Christian Isobel. Diversions of Hollycot. Oliver and Boyd, 1828.
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Sir William Jones
Standard Name: Jones, Sir William
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Intertextuality and Influence | Christian Isobel Johnstone | The title-page of the first quotes from Francis Bacon
(Knowledge is Power) and from the mother of Sir William Jones
(Read and you will know). |
| Literary responses | Maria Callcott | Rosemary Mitchell
in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls her a popular exponent of the scholarly work of orientalists such as Sir William Jones
, explaining and celebrating Hindu culture and achievements and attempting... |
| Literary responses | Elizabeth Smith | Smith translated various different parts of the Old Testament. Bowdler showed some of some of her versions from Hebrew to a scholar of that language, who assumed that the writer was male and responded... |
| politics | Elizabeth Fenton | Her attitudes towards sightseeing were politically inflected: her feelings about India remained classbound. She admired Sir William Jones
(a knowledgeable and sympathetic scholar of Indian culture) and even voices opinions of her own about Indian... |
| Publishing | Charlotte Brooke | Her father had cherished a never-executed project for a history of ancient Irish literature. Ashley, Leonard R. N. et al. “Introduction”. Reliques of Irish Poetry, Scholars’ Facsimiles and Reprints, 1970, p. v - xv. vi |
Timeline
1784: The Asiatic Society was founded by William...
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1784
The Asiatic Society
was founded by William Jones
in Calcutta: it was a group of Europeans seriously interested in learning more about the culture and learning of India.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
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