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"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"--
Overview. The Classical Tradition and the Scope of Our Book -- Mapping the Field -- Eras -- Sustaining the Tradition -- Authority and Authorities -- Masters of Knowledge -- Models of Style -- Beacons of Morality -- Love Guides -- Special Relationships -- The Visual Arts -- Popular Culture and Its Problematics -- Languages and Language -- Modes of Engagement -- Translation -- Science and Sensibility -- Looking at the Past -- The Classical Tradition: and the Rest -- Archetypes. Preface -- The Dome -- The Hero -- Word-Genres -- The Imaginary. Preface -- Myth -- The City -- Forms of Government -- The Order of Things -- Making a Difference. Preface -- Originators -- Points of Departure -- Ideas and Action -- Contrasts and Comparisons. Preface -- Painting -- Political Thought -- Poetry.
Michael Silk, Ingo Gildenhard, and Rosemary Barrow.
Includes bibliographical references and index.