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* Features a unique combination of chronological range, cultural scope, coherent argument, and unified analysis
* Written in a lively, engaging, and elegant manner
* Presents an innovative overview of the afterlife of antiquity
* Crosses disciplinary boundaries to make new sense of a rich variety of material, rarely brought together
* Fully illustrated with a mix of color and black & white images
* Features a unique combination of chronological range, cultural scope, coherent argument, and unified analysis
* Written in a lively, engaging, and elegant manner
* Presents an innovative overview of the afterlife of antiquity
* Crosses disciplinary boundaries to make new sense of a rich variety of material, rarely brought together
* Fully illustrated with a mix of color and black & white images
Michael Silk is Professor of Classical and Comparative Literature at King's College London and Adjunct Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Ingo Gildenhard is a Lecturer in Classics at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of King's College.
Rosemary Barrow is Reader in Classical Art and Reception at the University of Roehampton.
List of Figures vii
List of Plates viii
Prologue ix
Acknowledgements xiii
Part I Overview 1
§1 The Classical Tradition and the Scope of Our Book 3
§2 Mapping the Field 10
§3 Eras 15
§4 Sustaining the Tradition: Classics and Education 32
§5 Authority and Authorities 52
§6 Masters of Knowledge 61
§7 Models of Style 69
§8 Beacons of Morality 79
§9 Love Guides 87
§10 Special Relationships 98
§11 The Visual Arts: Contexts and Connections 102
§12 Popular Culture and Its Problematics 119
§13 Languages and Language 137
§14 Modes of Engagement 166
§15 Translation 173
§16 Science and Sensibility 199
§17 Looking at the Past 224
§18 The Classical Tradition - and the Rest 241
Part II Archetypes 249
§19 Preface 251
§20 The Dome 253
§21 The Hero 263
§22 Word-Genres 276
Part III The Imaginary 287
§23 Preface 289
§24 Myth 292
§25 The City: Rome 306
§26 Forms of Government 322
§27 The Order of Things 331
Part IV Making a Difference 341
§28 Preface 343
§29 Originators 346
§30 Points of Departure 358
§31 Ideas and Action 375
Part V Contrasts and Comparisons 391
§32 Preface 393
§33 Painting 394
§34 Political Thought 402
§35 Poetry 411
Epilogue 428
Bibliography 432
Index 475
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
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Genre: | Geschichte |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Buch |
Inhalt: | 530 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9781405155496 |
ISBN-10: | 1405155493 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: |
Silk, Michael
Gildenhard, Ingo Barrow, Rosemary |
Hersteller: |
Wiley
John Wiley & Sons |
Maße: | 251 x 177 x 32 mm |
Von/Mit: | Michael Silk (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 28.01.2014 |
Gewicht: | 0,984 kg |
Michael Silk is Professor of Classical and Comparative Literature at King's College London and Adjunct Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Ingo Gildenhard is a Lecturer in Classics at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of King's College.
Rosemary Barrow is Reader in Classical Art and Reception at the University of Roehampton.
List of Figures vii
List of Plates viii
Prologue ix
Acknowledgements xiii
Part I Overview 1
§1 The Classical Tradition and the Scope of Our Book 3
§2 Mapping the Field 10
§3 Eras 15
§4 Sustaining the Tradition: Classics and Education 32
§5 Authority and Authorities 52
§6 Masters of Knowledge 61
§7 Models of Style 69
§8 Beacons of Morality 79
§9 Love Guides 87
§10 Special Relationships 98
§11 The Visual Arts: Contexts and Connections 102
§12 Popular Culture and Its Problematics 119
§13 Languages and Language 137
§14 Modes of Engagement 166
§15 Translation 173
§16 Science and Sensibility 199
§17 Looking at the Past 224
§18 The Classical Tradition - and the Rest 241
Part II Archetypes 249
§19 Preface 251
§20 The Dome 253
§21 The Hero 263
§22 Word-Genres 276
Part III The Imaginary 287
§23 Preface 289
§24 Myth 292
§25 The City: Rome 306
§26 Forms of Government 322
§27 The Order of Things 331
Part IV Making a Difference 341
§28 Preface 343
§29 Originators 346
§30 Points of Departure 358
§31 Ideas and Action 375
Part V Contrasts and Comparisons 391
§32 Preface 393
§33 Painting 394
§34 Political Thought 402
§35 Poetry 411
Epilogue 428
Bibliography 432
Index 475
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
---|---|
Genre: | Geschichte |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Buch |
Inhalt: | 530 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9781405155496 |
ISBN-10: | 1405155493 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: |
Silk, Michael
Gildenhard, Ingo Barrow, Rosemary |
Hersteller: |
Wiley
John Wiley & Sons |
Maße: | 251 x 177 x 32 mm |
Von/Mit: | Michael Silk (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 28.01.2014 |
Gewicht: | 0,984 kg |