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OverviewThe 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. The authors provide an overview of developments in the English-speaking, French, German and Italian traditions, a critical review of selected examples and a concise point of reference, engaging in current theoretical debate on various fronts, from hermeneutics to gender. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Silk (Michael Silk: King's College London, UK) , Ingo Gildenhard (Ingo Gildenhard: Durham University, UK) , Rosemary Barrow (Rosemary Barrow: University of Roehampton, UK)Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Dimensions: Width: 17.90cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 25.20cm Weight: 1.002kg ISBN: 9781405155496ISBN 10: 1405155493 Pages: 544 Publication Date: 03 January 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsList 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 475Reviews<p> The authors are able to write a most readable book thathas the merit to summarize the topic of the afterlife of antiquitywith a variety not common in other books on the same subject. Theemphasis on architecture, and not only on visual arts, and thereferences to political and aesthetic thought are mostwelcome. (Enthymema, 28 November 2014) <p> The authors are able to write a most readable book that has the merit to summarize the topic of the afterlife of antiquity with a variety not common in other books on the same subject. The emphasis on architecture, and not only on visual arts, and the references to political and aesthetic thought are most welcome. (Enthymema, 28 November 2014) Author InformationMichael 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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