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Classics

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Description for Classics Paperback. Starting with a visit to the British Museum, the authors prompt us to consider the significance of Classics as a means of discovery and enquiry, its value in terms of literature, philosophy, and culture, and its importance as a source of imagery. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, black and white halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AHA; AM; DSBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
This Very Short Introduction to Classics links a haunting temple on a lonely mountainside to the glory of ancient Greece and the grandeur of Rome, and to Classics within modern culture-from Jefferson and Byron to Asterix and Ben-Hur. We are all Classicists - we come into touch with the Classics daily: in our culture, politics, medicine, architecture, language, and literature. What are the true roots of these influences, however, and how do our interpretations of these aspects of the Classics differ from their original reception? This introduction to the Classics begins with a visit to the British Museum ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
Series
Very Short Introductions
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192853851
SKU
9780192853851
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About Mary Beard
John Henderson is a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and Mary Beard is a Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge.

Reviews for Classics
this short and brilliant book ... is now re-issued in an attractive pocket-sized format ... amazing range of reference ... very clear organisation. JT, Anglo-Hellenic Review, No.22, 2000. nobody could fail to be informed and entertained - and the accent of the book is provocative and stimulating.
TLS
Lively, and up-to-date...it shows classics as a living enterprise, ... Read more

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