Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Silk, Michael
• Gildenhard, Ingo,
• Barrow, R. J
• Averill, Nicki

Titel

The classical tradition : art, literature, thought

Auflage

1st ed

Ort / Verlag

Chichester, England ; : Wiley-Blackwell,

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Cover image: Calum Colvin, Brief Encounter.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Figures -- Plates -- Prologue -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: Overview -- 1: The Classical Tradition and the Scope of Our Book -- 2: Mapping the Field -- 3: Eras -- 4: Sustaining the Tradition: Classics and Education -- 5: Authority and Authorities -- 6: Masters of Knowledge -- 7: Models of Style -- 8: Beacons of Morality -- 9: Love Guides -- 10: Special Relationships -- 11: The Visual Arts: Contexts and Connections -- 12: Popular Culture and Its Problematics -- 13: Languages and Language -- 14: Modes of Engagement -- 15: Translation -- 16: Science and Sensibility -- 17: Looking at the Past -- 18: The Classical Tradition - and the Rest -- Part II: Archetypes -- 19: Preface -- 20: The Dome -- 21: The Hero -- 22: Word-Genres -- Part III: The Imaginary -- 23: Preface -- 24: Myth -- 25: The City: Rome -- 26: Forms of Government -- 27: The Order of Things -- Part IV: Making a Difference -- 28: Preface -- 29: Originators -- 30: Points of Departure -- 31: Ideas and Action -- Part V: Contrasts and Comparisons -- 32: Preface -- 33: Painting -- 34: Political Thought -- 35: Poetry -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index -- Supplemental Images.
• "The Classical Tradition: Art, Literature, Thought presents an authoritative, coherent and wide-ranging guide to the afterlife of Greco-Roman antiquity in later Western cultures and a ground-breaking reinterpretation of large aspects of Western culture as a whole from a classical perspective. 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 "--
• Description based on print version record.