Victorian culture and classical antiquity : art, opera, fiction, and the proclamation of modernity

Victorian culture and classical antiquity : art, opera, fiction, and the proclamation of modernity /

How did the Victorians engage with the ancient world? Victorian Culture and Classical Antiquity is a brilliant exploration of how the ancient worlds of Greece and Rome influenced Victorian culture. Through Victorian art, opera, and novels, Simon Goldhill examines how sexuality and desire, the politi...

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Main Author: Goldhill, Simon
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2011.
Series:Martin classical lectures.
Subjects:
English literature > Classical influences.
English literature > 19th century > Classical influences.
Art, Victorian > Great Britain.
Art, British > Classical influences.
Opera > Classical influences.
Great Britain > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Great Britain > Civilization > 19th century.
Great Britain > Civilization > Classical influences.
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