| 词条 | The Story of the Isle of Man |
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| name = The Story of the Isle of Man | image = The Story of the Isle of Man by A. W. Moore.jpg | caption = The front cover of A. W. Moore’s book | author = Arthur William Moore | country = UK | language = English | publisher = T. Fisher Unwin | pub_date = 1901 | media_type = Print (hardcover) | pages = 141 pp }} The Story of the Isle of Man is a 1901 book on the history of the Isle of Man by A.W. Moore. It was written as an introduction to Manx history, specifically for children. The book was written at a time of a growing sense of Manx national identity, greatly due to the work of A. W. Moore himself.[1] For want of any existing rigorous and sustained history of the Isle of Man, he wrote A History of the Isle of Man, which was published in 1900 in two volumes (reaching 989 pages). This book has remained the primary text for the history of Isle of Man since that time. The Story of the Isle of Man was published the following year, with the specific aim of offering an accessible shorter history of the island, suitable for use by children and teachers within Manx schools.[2] The book betrays the constitutional interests of Moore, then the Speaker of the House of Keys. The emphasis on the constitutional and legal aspects of Manx politics as drivers for history, rather than key influential individuals, is distinctive of Moore's approach to the history of the Isle of Man. The structure of the book sets the landscape of Manx history as Moore saw it:[3]
This function of The Story of the Isle of Man leads to a specifically pedagogical element to the book, which comes out in the tone, structure and the content of the work. Notable examples of this include the overtly moralistic tone and positivity about recent history, which Moore sees as marked by "reform and progress";[4] the listing of a number of "Manx Worthies" as good Manx citizens worthy of emulation; and, perhaps most clearly, in the seven duties of individuals towards the state that Moore concludes at the end of the book:[5]
Although Moore’s paramount importance as a historian of the Isle of Man remains unquestioned, as does the rigorousness of his work, contemporary historians of the island would question some of what appears in the book. Points at issue include the following:
Notes1. ^"Speaking from the Shadows: Sophia Morrison and the Manx Cultural Revival", Breesha Maddrell, Folklore, Vol. 113, No. 2 (Oct., 2002), pp. 215-236 2. ^‘Preface’ by John Quine in A. W. Moore Nessy Heywood, Douglas, Brown & Sons Ltd, 1913 3. ^A. W. Moore, [https://archive.org/stream/storyisleman00moorgoog#page/n10/mode/2up The Story of the Isle of Man], London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1902,'Contents, p.vii 4. ^A. W. Moore, [https://archive.org/stream/storyisleman00moorgoog#page/n126/mode/2up The Story of the Isle of Man], London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1902,Chapter IX, p.113 5. ^A. W. Moore, [https://archive.org/stream/storyisleman00moorgoog#page/n148/mode/2up The Story of the Isle of Man], London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1902, 'Conclusion', pp. 134-136 6. ^A. W. Moore, [https://archive.org/stream/storyisleman00moorgoog#page/n145/mode/2up The Story of the Isle of Man], London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1902, Chapter X, p. 132 7. ^A. W. Moore, [https://archive.org/stream/storyisleman00moorgoog#page/n146/mode/2up The Story of the Isle of Man], London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1902,Chapter IX, p.132 External links
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