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Oxford University Press
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This 'Very Short Introduction to Classics' links a haunting temple on a lonely mountainside to the glory of ancient Greece and the grandeur of Rome, and to Classics within modern culture - from Jefferson and Byron to Asterix and Ben-Hur.
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LibraryThing member gibbon
Using the temple at Bassae in Arcadia and its sculptured frieze as a starting point, the authors discuss the relationship of the Roman civilization with that of Classical Greece and of both of them with modern Europe since the Renaissance. For such a small book its scope is wide; the writing is
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LibraryThing member rakerman
Quite an unusual approach to the topic, with deep reflection on what it means for us to read the classics from such a distant point in time and culture. I found it very hard to follow what they were trying to accomplish in the final chapter ‘Et in Arcadia Ego’ - I think it's something about
If you want to see another angle on the grand tour landscape, I recommend the television Time Team Special episode 28 "Secrets of the Stately Garden".
Audiobook review:
Julia Whelan reads Elg-in (as in Elgin Marbles) as El-gin
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understanding the classics as a kind of mythological grand tour landscape, but it's not clear.If you want to see another angle on the grand tour landscape, I recommend the television Time Team Special episode 28 "Secrets of the Stately Garden".
Audiobook review:
Julia Whelan reads Elg-in (as in Elgin Marbles) as El-gin
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LibraryThing member ritaer
Interesting overview of the field of Classics through the lens of the temple at Bassae.
Original publication date
1995
2000