Title & Author:

The Legacy of Rome : a new appraisal / edited by Richard Jenkyns.

Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.

Description:

xi, 479 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The legacy of Rome / Richard Jenkyns -- The transmission of the texts / R.H. Rouse -- The middle ages / Charles Davis -- The renaissance / A.T. Grafton -- Virgil / Jasper Griffin -- Pastoral / Richard Jenkyns -- Horace, Ovid, and others / Charles Martindale -- Satire / J.P. Sullivan -- Drama / Gordon Braden -- Rhetoric / George A. Kennedy -- Art / Geoffrey Waywell -- Architecture / David Watkin -- Language / Rebecca Posner -- Law / Robert Feenstra -- The city of Rome / Nicholas Purcell.
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Summary:

The achievements of the Roman world have profoundly affected European and world civilization. The original Legacy of Rome, edited by Cyril Bailey, was published in 1923 and has been widely a read and enjoyed. Nearly seventy years on, this new edition, illustrated with 24 pages of plates, offers an entirely fresh assessment of the influence of ancient Rome on the literature, art, culture, thought, and governance of later times. Fourteen contributors from a variety of disciplines each bring their individual knowledge and experience to the subjects discussed. Classical scholars consider the influence of Virgil, Horace, Ovid, pastoral, satire, and rhetoric. Historians assess Rome's impact through the ages, and textual transmission. Art, architecture, law, drama, and language are also individually discussed. The varied approach and content of this new appraisal witness to the richness of the civilization which forms such a large part of our heritage today.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0198219172
9780198219170

Subject:

15.70 history of Europe.
15.52 Roman Empire.
Civilization.
Civilization Roman influences.
Geschichte
Getreidehandel
Kultur
Latein
Literatur
Rezeption
Aufsatzsammlung
Cultuurgeschiedenis.
Romeinse oudheid.
Receptie.
Beïnvloeding.
Rome Civilization.
Europe Civilization Roman influences.
Rome Civilisation.
Europe Civilisation Influence romaine.
Europe.
Rome (Empire)
Bretagne
Römisches Reich
Europe, Western Civilization Roman influences.
Roman Empire

Form/genre:

Aufsatzsammlung.

Added entries:

Jenkyns, Richard, editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 74844
Call No.: ID:92-B2315
Status: Available