ISBN:
9781400840076
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
,
Illustrations (black and white, and colour).
Series Statement:
Martin classical lectures
DDC:
306.094109034
Keywords:
Geschichte 1800-1900
;
Geschichte 1837-1901
;
Rezeption
;
Künste
;
Geistesleben
;
Mythologie
;
Literatur
;
Antike
;
English literature Classical influences 19th century
;
Art, Victorian
;
Art, British Classical influences
;
Opera Classical influences
;
Griechenland
;
Römisches Reich
;
Großbritannien
;
Great Britain Intellectual life 19th century
;
Great Britain Civilization 19th century
Abstract:
Victorian culture was obsessed with the classical past, as 19th century self-consciousness about its own moment in history combined with an idealism focused on the glories of Greece and Rome to make classical antiquity a deeply privileged and contested arena for cultural (self-)expression.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2011
,
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.23943/princeton/9780691149844.001.0001
URL:
https://doi.org/10.23943/princeton/9780691149844.001.0001
