The Society of Dilettanti : archaeology and identity in the British enlightenment / Jason M. Kelly.

Main entry:

Kelly, Jason M.

Title & Author:

The Society of Dilettanti : archaeology and identity in the British enlightenment / Jason M. Kelly.

Publication:

New Haven : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 2009.

Description:

xvii, 366 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, plans, portraits ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The dilettanti culture of the eighteenth century -- Libertinism and masculine association in enlightenment London -- Charlemont and Wood in the making of British classical archaeology -- Architecture and archaeology in enlightenment thought -- Archaeology and identity in the British enlightenment -- A "kind of Turkish fabrick": the ethnographic function of the archaeological topography -- The Dilettanti at the end of the enlightenment.

Summary:

Founded in 1732 as a convivial dining club, the Society of Dilettanti became in time a leading sponsor of the British Enlightenment, sponsoring the Royal Academy & the British Museum, & was the first private organization to send an archaeological expedition to Greece.

ISBN:

9780300152197 (cl ; alk. paper)
0300152191 (cl ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Society of Dilettanti (London, England)
Society of Dilettanti
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Abteilung Klassische Archäologie
Group identity Great Britain History 18th century.
Archaeology Great Britain History 18th century.
Aesthetics, British 18th century.
Science Social aspects Great Britain History 18th century.
Identité collective Grande-Bretagne Histoire 18e siècle.
Archéologie Grande-Bretagne Histoire 18e siècle.
Esthétique britannique 18e siècle.
Sciences Aspect social Grande-Bretagne Histoire 18e siècle.
Aesthetics, British
Archaeology
Group identity
Intellectual life
Science Social aspects
Aufklärung
Klassische Archäologie
Great Britain Intellectual life 18th century.
Grande-Bretagne Vie intellectuelle 18e siècle.
Great Britain

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 265919
Call No.: BIB 197428
Status: Available

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