The Greek heritage in Victorian Britain / Frank M. Turner.

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Turner, Frank M. (Frank Miller), 1944-2010.

Title & Author:

The Greek heritage in Victorian Britain / Frank M. Turner.

Publication:

Description:

xiv, 461 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Victorians and Greek antiquity -- Varieties of Victorian humanistic Hellenism -- Greek mythology and religion -- The reading of Homer -- The debate over the Athenian constitution -- Socrates and the Sophists -- The ethics of Aristotle -- The Victorian platonic revival.

Summary:

An important new study that seeks to establish what Victorian writers said about Greek culture and how their interpretations both molded and reflected the attitudes and values of the Victorian age.

ISBN:

0300024800
9780300024807

Subject:

Civilization
Civilization Greek influences
Englisch
Griechenlandbild
Literatur
Cultuurgeschiedenis.
Griekse oudheid.
Receptie.
Historia (Teoria)
Historia Da Europa.
Historia Antiga.
Great Britain Civilization Greek influences.
Great Britain Civilization 19th century.
Grande-Bretagne Civilisation 19e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne Civilisation Influence grecque.
Great Britain
Großbritannien

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Holdings:

Location: Library main 8851
Call No.: ID:85-B5481
Status: Available

Location: Library main 8850
Call No.: ID:85-B5481
Status: Available

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