Classical Tradition
Subtitle: Art, Literature, Thought
Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Limited, John; Wiley-Interscience; Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 530
ISBN-13: 9781405155496
Subjects: Classical literature, history and criticism; Civilization, classical
Description: "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 "--