CiNii Books - The classical tradition : art, literature, thought

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

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List of Figures vii List of Plates viii Prologue ix Acknowledgements xiii Part I Overview 1 1 The Classical Tradition and the Scope of Our Book 3 2 Mapping the Field 10 3 Eras 15 4 Sustaining the Tradition: Classics and Education 32 5 Authority and Authorities 52 6 Masters of Knowledge 61 7 Models of Style 69 8 Beacons of Morality 79 9 Love Guides 87 10 Special Relationships 98 11 The Visual Arts: Contexts and Connections 102 12 Popular Culture and Its Problematics 119 13 Languages and Language 137 14 Modes of Engagement 166 15 Translation 173 16 Science and Sensibility 199 17 Looking at the Past 224 18 The Classical Tradition - and the Rest 241 Part II Archetypes 249 19 Preface 251 20 The Dome 253 21 The Hero 263 22 Word-Genres 276 Part III The Imaginary 287 23 Preface 289 24 Myth 292 25 The City: Rome 306 26 Forms of Government 322 27 The Order of Things 331 Part IV Making a Difference 341 28 Preface 343 29 Originators 346 30 Points of Departure 358 31 Ideas and Action 375 Part V Contrasts and Comparisons 391 32 Preface 393 33 Painting 394 34 Political Thought 402 35 Poetry 411 Epilogue 428 Bibliography 432 Index 475

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