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Beschreibung
This book looks at the aristocratic adoption of Roman ideals in eighteenth-century English culture.
This book looks at the aristocratic adoption of Roman ideals in eighteenth-century English culture.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; List of abbreviations; List of plates; 1. Oligarchy of virtue - liberty and the Roman analogy; Civic virtue and the Roman analogy; Literary personae: Pope, Swift, Johnson, Thomson, Fielding, Burke; 2. Virtue made visible - sensibility, sculpture, political gardens and temples; 3. Britannia Romana - Romano-British archaeology: pioneers; The Roman Knights and the recruitment of the aristocracy; Architect as archaeologist: Burlington; 4. Britannia Romana revived - architecture, collections, the numinous in landscape and house; 5. Beyond the mainstream: classical nostalgia and freethinking; Conclusion; Appendix: books on archaeology owned by Burlington: an annotated shelf-list; Bibliography; Notes; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780521105798
ISBN-10: 052110579X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Ayres, Philip
Philip, Ayres
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 244 x 170 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Philip Ayres (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.03.2009
Gewicht: 0,515 kg
Artikel-ID: 113421367