The classical tradition : art, literature, thought / Michael Silk, Ingo Gildenhard, and Rosemary Barrow.

"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. F...

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Main Author: Silk, Michael
Other Authors: Gildenhard, Ingo, 1970-, Barrow, R. J. (Rosemary J.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.
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Summary:"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 "--
Physical Description:xii, 516 pages ; 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781405155496 (hardback)
1405155493 (hardback)