The Classical Tradition
Author | : Michael Silk |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 542 |
Release | : 2017-11-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781405155502 |
ISBN-13 | : 1405155507 |
Rating | : 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Classical Tradition written by Michael Silk and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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