The culture of classicism : ancient Greece and Rome in American intellectual life, 1780-1910

The culture of classicism ancient Greece and Rome in American intellectual life, 1780-1910

Winterer argues that we cannot understand the rise of the American university or modern notions of selfhood and knowledge without an appreciation for the role of classicism in their creation.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Winterer, Caroline, 1966- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press 2002.
Edición:John Hopkins paperback ed
Materias:
Universidades > Estados Unidos > Historia > s. XIX.
Clasicismo > Estados Unidos
Estados Unidos > Civilización y cultura > Influencia clásica.
Estados Unidos > Vida intelectual > s. XIX.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Antiquity in the new nation
  • The rise of Greece
  • From words to worlds, 1820-1870
  • Classical civilization consecrated, 1870-1910
  • Scholarship versus culture, 1870-1910
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index.

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