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Arthur Augustus Tilley

April 11, 2024

Arthur Augustus Tilley (1 December 1851 – 4 December 1942) was an academic of the University of Cambridge. An Old Etonian, his first subject at Cambridge was Classics, after which he began a career as a barrister. He returned to his old college to teach Classics, going on to specialise in French literature and becoming both a literary critic and a historian.

Arthur Augustus Tilley

Tilley is remembered at Cambridge for resisting the modernisation of behaviour and dress which he observed, describing the new elements in his college as "bounders".

Early life edit

 
Sir John Tilley & Arthur Augustus Tilley

Tilley was the only child of Sir John Tilley, Secretary to the General Post Office,[1] by his marriage to Mary Ann Partington, who was his second wife.[2][3] Tilley's father had been married firstly, in 1839, to Cecilia Trollope, a favourite sister of the novelist Anthony Trollope, who sometimes stayed with the Tilleys in Cumberland.[4][5] Cecilia Tilley had died in 1849, having had five children, of whom four died soon after her. In 1861 Tilley's father married thirdly Susannah Anderson Montgomerie, with whom he had one daughter and two further sons, Tilley's half-brothers: William George Tilley, born in 1863,[6] and John Anthony Cecil Tilley, later a British ambassador, born in 1869.[7]

The young Tilley was educated at Eton College, where he was celebrated as "Scholar of the Year" for 1871,[5] winning both the Newcastle Scholarship for Classics and the Tomline Mathematical Prize.[8] Tilley went on to King's College, Cambridge,[9] where in 1875 he came second in the Classical Tripos.[10] He was then admitted to the Inner Temple, studied for a career in the law, and was called to the Bar.[11]

Career edit

Tilley was elected a Fellow of his old college, King's, in 1876 and later was also a lecturer there. He did not turn his back on the law until 1882, when Anthony Trollope wrote to his wife Rose: "Arthur has given up the bar for good & all: – is to live at Cambridge."[12] In 1883, he became Junior Tutor of King's. Although not a reactionary, he was very keen on good form and correct dress, and was critical of the behaviour of the growing number of members of the college who failed to respect them. As Junior Tutor he invited all sorts to dinner, as he felt he should do, but after one such occasion said to Arthur Benson "Thank God my bounders' dinner is over!"[5][13]

In 1884, Tilley was still a tutor and lecturer for the Classical Tripos, and in that year he penned a valedictory:

The old type of scholarship, the name by which we have been accustomed to know 'a minute acquaintance with the niceties of the dead languages', is rapidly passing away from us. No longer is the skilful emendation of a Greek play the royal road to a bishopric; no longer do grave statesmen and men of learning beguile their leisure moments with doing Humpty Dumpty into Latin verse; a classical quotation in the House of Commons is almost an event; a false quantity falls there on unheeding ears.[14]

In 1890, Tilley resigned as Junior Tutor of King's College after being held responsible for inciting the throwing into the college fountain of the "long-haired Kingsman" Robbie Ross.[12] Ross developed pneumonia as a result of the incident and subsequently left Cambridge without graduating.

Apart from a number of important literary studies, Tilley was editor of the academic journals Medieval France and Modern France.[1] In 1903 he published a history of the Reformation in France, as part of the Cambridge Modern History.[15]

His later work included two chapters for the Cambridge Medieval History, one entitled The Early Renaissance (in volume 7, 1932) and the other The Renaissance in Europe (in volume 8, 1936). Denys Hay later commented that "Looking back on this presentation of the Renaissance the most striking feature is its desultory character... an amalgam of assertions of broad principles with antiquarian observation of detail, in which the structure of society and politics was all but ignored... In short, the Renaissance is neither explained nor interpreted".[16][17]

Tilley married Margaret, daughter of J. A. Clutton-Brock, and they had one son and three daughters. Their son, Captain John Tilley, 7th Bn. Norfolk Regiment, died on 28 November 1916 and was buried at Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.[18] Arthur died on 4 December 1942, three days after his 91st birthday, and at the time of his death was living at number 2, Selwyn Gardens, Cambridge.[1]

Major publications edit

  • The Literature of the French Renaissance (1904)[1][19]
  • François Rabelais (1907)[1]
  • From Montaigne to Molière (1908)[1]
  • The Dawn of the French Renaissance (1918)[1]
  • Cambridge Readings in French Literature (1920)[1]
  • Molière (1921)[1]
  • Studies in the French Renaissance (1922)[1]
  • The decline of the age of Louis XIV: or, French literature, 1687–1715[1]
  • Three French Dramatists: Racine, Marivaux, Musset[1] (1933); 2016 pbk reprint. ISBN 978-1-316-62604-7.
  • Madame de Sévigné: some aspects of her life and character[1][20]
  • Medieval France: a companion to French studies, vol. 5 (1922)[21]
  • The Reformation in France in Cambridge Modern History vol. II The Reformation: The end of the Middle Ages (1903)
  • The Early Renaissance in Cambridge Mediaeval History, vol. 7 (1932)
  • The Renaissance in Europe in Cambridge Mediaeval History, vol. 8 (1936)

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m TILLEY, Arthur Augustus, in Who Was Who (A & C Black, 1920–2008); online edition by Oxford University Press, December 2007 (subscription required), accessed 21 December 2010
  2. ^ Birth Certificate: Arthur Augustus Tilley 1851
  3. ^ Glendinning, Victoria. Trollope (London: Hutchinson, 1992), p. 187
  4. ^ T. H. S. Escott, Anthony Trollope, His Work, Associates and Literary Originals (Read Books facsimile edition, 2008), p. 28: "Anthony Trollope had the satisfaction of seeing a favourite sister, Cecilia, become the wife of a Civil Service official, afterwards Sir John Tilley, and comfortably settled in Cumberland, whence she lavished invitations on her brother."
  5. ^ a b c L. P. Wilkinson, A century of King's: 1873–1972 (1980), p. 27
  6. ^ Glendinning, Victoria. Trollope (London: Hutchinson, 1992), p. 393
  7. ^ Birth Certificates: William George Tilley, 1863; John Anthony Cecil Tilley, 1869
  8. ^ "Eton Collections | COLL BEN 25". catalogue.etoncollege.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Tilley, Arthur Augustus (TLY871AA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  10. ^ Henry Stephens Salt, Memories of bygone Eton (1928), p. 106: "...my friend Arthur Tilley, who distinguished himself at Eton by winning both the Newcastle (classical) and the Tomline (mathematical) scholarships, and who was second in the Classical Tripos at Cambridge in 1875."
  11. ^ The Annual register of world events: a review of the year: Volume 184 (Longmans, Green, 1943), p. 452: "Dr. Arthur Augustus Tilley, distinguished Renaissance scholar, was born on December 1, 1851, son of Sir JA Tilley, Secretary of the Post Office. After being educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge, he studied Law and was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1876."
  12. ^ a b Letter from Anthony Trollope to Rose Trollope dated 3 October 1882, in N. John Hall & Nina Burgis, eds., The letters of Anthony Trollope vol. 1, at p. 986 (and see footnote)
  13. ^ Michael Cox, M. R. James, an informal portrait (1983), p. 53
  14. ^ A. A. Tilley, "The Development of Classical Learning", in National Review, vol. 4 (1884), p. 163
  15. ^ A. A. tilley, The Reformation in France, part of Cambridge Modern History vol. II, The Reformation: The end of the Middle Ages (1903), full text online at uni-mannheim.de
  16. ^ Denys Hay, Renaissance essays (Continuum International Publishing Group, 1988), p. 136
  17. ^ Kay Schiller, 'Made fit for America', in Stefan Berger, Peter Lambert, eds., Historikerdialoge: Geschichte, Mythos und Gedächtnis im deutsch-britischen kulturellen Austausch 1750–2000 (2003), p. 354
  18. ^ Commonwealth War Graves Commission [1] accessed 7 August 2019.
  19. ^ Willert, P. F. (April 1906). "Review of The Literature of the French Renaissance by Arthur Tilley ..." The Quarterly Review. 204: 438–460.
  20. ^ outline at books.google.com
  21. ^ outline and contents at books.google.com

External links edit

 
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Arthur Augustus Tilley 1 December 1851 4 December 1942 was an academic of the University of Cambridge An Old Etonian his first subject at Cambridge was Classics after which he began a career as a barrister He returned to his old college to teach Classics going on to specialise in French literature and becoming both a literary critic and a historian Arthur Augustus TilleyTilley is remembered at Cambridge for resisting the modernisation of behaviour and dress which he observed describing the new elements in his college as bounders Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Major publications 4 Notes 5 External linksEarly life edit nbsp Sir John Tilley amp Arthur Augustus TilleyTilley was the only child of Sir John Tilley Secretary to the General Post Office 1 by his marriage to Mary Ann Partington who was his second wife 2 3 Tilley s father had been married firstly in 1839 to Cecilia Trollope a favourite sister of the novelist Anthony Trollope who sometimes stayed with the Tilleys in Cumberland 4 5 Cecilia Tilley had died in 1849 having had five children of whom four died soon after her In 1861 Tilley s father married thirdly Susannah Anderson Montgomerie with whom he had one daughter and two further sons Tilley s half brothers William George Tilley born in 1863 6 and John Anthony Cecil Tilley later a British ambassador born in 1869 7 The young Tilley was educated at Eton College where he was celebrated as Scholar of the Year for 1871 5 winning both the Newcastle Scholarship for Classics and the Tomline Mathematical Prize 8 Tilley went on to King s College Cambridge 9 where in 1875 he came second in the Classical Tripos 10 He was then admitted to the Inner Temple studied for a career in the law and was called to the Bar 11 Career editTilley was elected a Fellow of his old college King s in 1876 and later was also a lecturer there He did not turn his back on the law until 1882 when Anthony Trollope wrote to his wife Rose Arthur has given up the bar for good amp all is to live at Cambridge 12 In 1883 he became Junior Tutor of King s Although not a reactionary he was very keen on good form and correct dress and was critical of the behaviour of the growing number of members of the college who failed to respect them As Junior Tutor he invited all sorts to dinner as he felt he should do but after one such occasion said to Arthur Benson Thank God my bounders dinner is over 5 13 In 1884 Tilley was still a tutor and lecturer for the Classical Tripos and in that year he penned a valedictory The old type of scholarship the name by which we have been accustomed to know a minute acquaintance with the niceties of the dead languages is rapidly passing away from us No longer is the skilful emendation of a Greek play the royal road to a bishopric no longer do grave statesmen and men of learning beguile their leisure moments with doing Humpty Dumpty into Latin verse a classical quotation in the House of Commons is almost an event a false quantity falls there on unheeding ears 14 In 1890 Tilley resigned as Junior Tutor of King s College after being held responsible for inciting the throwing into the college fountain of the long haired Kingsman Robbie Ross 12 Ross developed pneumonia as a result of the incident and subsequently left Cambridge without graduating Apart from a number of important literary studies Tilley was editor of the academic journals Medieval France and Modern France 1 In 1903 he published a history of the Reformation in France as part of the Cambridge Modern History 15 His later work included two chapters for the Cambridge Medieval History one entitled The Early Renaissance in volume 7 1932 and the other The Renaissance in Europe in volume 8 1936 Denys Hay later commented that Looking back on this presentation of the Renaissance the most striking feature is its desultory character an amalgam of assertions of broad principles with antiquarian observation of detail in which the structure of society and politics was all but ignored In short the Renaissance is neither explained nor interpreted 16 17 Tilley married Margaret daughter of J A Clutton Brock and they had one son and three daughters Their son Captain John Tilley 7th Bn Norfolk Regiment died on 28 November 1916 and was buried at Faubourg D Amiens Cemetery Arras France 18 Arthur died on 4 December 1942 three days after his 91st birthday and at the time of his death was living at number 2 Selwyn Gardens Cambridge 1 Major publications editThe Literature of the French Renaissance 1904 1 19 Francois Rabelais 1907 1 From Montaigne to Moliere 1908 1 The Dawn of the French Renaissance 1918 1 Cambridge Readings in French Literature 1920 1 Moliere 1921 1 Studies in the French Renaissance 1922 1 The decline of the age of Louis XIV or French literature 1687 1715 1 Three French Dramatists Racine Marivaux Musset 1 1933 2016 pbk reprint ISBN 978 1 316 62604 7 Madame de Sevigne some aspects of her life and character 1 20 Medieval France a companion to French studies vol 5 1922 21 The Reformation in France in Cambridge Modern History vol II The Reformation The end of the Middle Ages 1903 The Early Renaissance in Cambridge Mediaeval History vol 7 1932 The Renaissance in Europe in Cambridge Mediaeval History vol 8 1936 Notes edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m TILLEY Arthur Augustus in Who Was Who A amp C Black 1920 2008 online edition by Oxford University Press December 2007 subscription required accessed 21 December 2010 Birth Certificate Arthur Augustus Tilley 1851 Glendinning Victoria Trollope London Hutchinson 1992 p 187 T H S Escott Anthony Trollope His Work Associates and Literary Originals Read Books facsimile edition 2008 p 28 Anthony Trollope had the satisfaction of seeing a favourite sister Cecilia become the wife of a Civil Service official afterwards Sir John Tilley and comfortably settled in Cumberland whence she lavished invitations on her brother a b c L P Wilkinson A century of King s 1873 1972 1980 p 27 Glendinning Victoria Trollope London Hutchinson 1992 p 393 Birth Certificates William George Tilley 1863 John Anthony Cecil Tilley 1869 Eton Collections COLL BEN 25 catalogue etoncollege com Retrieved 29 August 2021 Tilley Arthur Augustus TLY871AA A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Henry Stephens Salt Memories of bygone Eton 1928 p 106 my friend Arthur Tilley who distinguished himself at Eton by winning both the Newcastle classical and the Tomline mathematical scholarships and who was second in the Classical Tripos at Cambridge in 1875 The Annual register of world events a review of the year Volume 184 Longmans Green 1943 p 452 Dr Arthur Augustus Tilley distinguished Renaissance scholar was born on December 1 1851 son of Sir JA Tilley Secretary of the Post Office After being educated at Eton and King s College Cambridge he studied Law and was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1876 a b Letter from Anthony Trollope to Rose Trollope dated 3 October 1882 in N John Hall amp Nina Burgis eds The letters of Anthony Trollope vol 1 at p 986 and see footnote Michael Cox M R James an informal portrait 1983 p 53 A A Tilley The Development of Classical Learning in National Review vol 4 1884 p 163 A A tilley The Reformation in France part of Cambridge Modern History vol II The Reformation The end of the Middle Ages 1903 full text online at uni mannheim de Denys Hay Renaissance essays Continuum International Publishing Group 1988 p 136 Kay Schiller Made fit for America in Stefan Berger Peter Lambert eds Historikerdialoge Geschichte Mythos und Gedachtnis im deutsch britischen kulturellen Austausch 1750 2000 2003 p 354 Commonwealth War Graves Commission 1 accessed 7 August 2019 Willert P F April 1906 Review of The Literature of the French Renaissance by Arthur Tilley The Quarterly Review 204 438 460 outline at books google com outline and contents at books google comExternal links edit nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Arthur Augustus Tilley Works by or about Arthur Augustus Tilley at Internet Archive Works by Arthur Tilley at Faded Page Canada A A Tilley The Reformation in France 1903 text online at uni mannheim de Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Augustus Tilley amp oldid 1175024349, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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