The Classical Tradition
Art, Literature, Thought
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Ancient & Classical
| Author: | Michael Silk, Ingo Gildenhard, Rosemary Barrow | ISBN: | 9781118610480 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | November 13, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michael Silk, Ingo Gildenhard, Rosemary Barrow |
| ISBN: | 9781118610480 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | November 13, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
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
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
