The Classical Tradition – Art, Literature, Thought
Art, Literature, Thought
Samenvatting
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
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Inhoudsopgave
<p>List of Plates viii</p>
<p>Prologue ix</p>
<p>Acknowledgements xiii</p>
<p>Part I Overview 1</p>
<p>§1 The Classical Tradition and the Scope of Our Book 3</p>
<p>§2 Mapping the Field 10</p>
<p>§3 Eras 15</p>
<p>§4 Sustaining the Tradition: Classics and Education 32</p>
<p>§5 Authority and Authorities 52</p>
<p>§6 Masters of Knowledge 61</p>
<p>§7 Models of Style 69</p>
<p>§8 Beacons of Morality 79</p>
<p>§9 Love Guides 87</p>
<p>§10 Special Relationships 98</p>
<p>§11 The Visual Arts: Contexts and Connections 102</p>
<p>§12 Popular Culture and Its Problematics 119</p>
<p>§13 Languages and Language 137</p>
<p>§14 Modes of Engagement 166</p>
<p>§15 Translation 173</p>
<p>§16 Science and Sensibility 199</p>
<p>§17 Looking at the Past 224</p>
<p>§18 The Classical Tradition and the Rest 241</p>
<p>Part II Archetypes 249</p>
<p>§19 Preface 251</p>
<p>§20 The Dome 253</p>
<p>§21 The Hero 263</p>
<p>§22 Word–Genres 276</p>
<p>Part III The Imaginary 287</p>
<p>§23 Preface 289</p>
<p>§24 Myth 292</p>
<p>§25 The City: Rome 306</p>
<p>§26 Forms of Government 322</p>
<p>§27 The Order of Things 331</p>
<p>Part IV Making a Difference 341</p>
<p>§28 Preface 343</p>
<p>§29 Originators 346</p>
<p>§30 Points of Departure 358</p>
<p>§31 Ideas and Action 375</p>
<p>Part V Contrasts and Comparisons 391</p>
<p>§32 Preface 393</p>
<p>§33 Painting 394</p>
<p>§34 Political Thought 402</p>
<p>§35 Poetry 411</p>
<p>Epilogue 428</p>
<p>Bibliography 432</p>
<p>Index 475</p>
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