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Victorian Culture and Classical Antiquity: Art, Opera, Fiction, and the Proclamation of Modernity
Simon Goldhill
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Description for Victorian Culture and Classical Antiquity: Art, Opera, Fiction, and the Proclamation of Modernity
Hardback. Through Victorian art, opera, and novels, this title examines how sexuality and desire, the politics of culture, and the role of religion in society were considered and debated through the Victorian obsession with antiquity. It offers insights into how the Victorian sense of antiquity and our sense of the Victorians came into being. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 color illus. 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 247 x 30. Weight in Grams: 790.
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 politics of culture, and the role of religion in society were considered and debated through the Victorian obsession with antiquity. Looking at Victorian art, Goldhill demonstrates how desire and sexuality, particularly anxieties about male desire, were represented and communicated through classical imagery. Probing into operas of the period, Goldhill addresses ideas of citizenship, nationalism, and cultural ... Read more
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 politics of culture, and the role of religion in society were considered and debated through the Victorian obsession with antiquity. Looking at Victorian art, Goldhill demonstrates how desire and sexuality, particularly anxieties about male desire, were represented and communicated through classical imagery. Probing into operas of the period, Goldhill addresses ideas of citizenship, nationalism, and cultural ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
Martin Classical Lectures
Condition
New
Weight
790g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691149844
SKU
V9780691149844
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About Simon Goldhill
Simon Goldhill is professor of Greek literature and culture and fellow and director of Studies in Classics at King's College, University of Cambridge. His many books include "Love, Sex, and Tragedy: How the Ancient World Shapes Our Lives".
Reviews for Victorian Culture and Classical Antiquity: Art, Opera, Fiction, and the Proclamation of Modernity
Winner of the 2012 Robert Lowry Patten Award, SEL Studies in English Literature 1500-1900, Rice University "[I]mmensely scholarly, highly-entertaining and broad-ranging... Goldhill's timescale offers a new and contentious definition of the term 'Victorian', stretching from 1760 to the 1980s."
Jane Thomas, Times Higher Education Supplement "[G]ripping."
Literary Review "Simon Goldhill, a professor at Cambridge, is a leading expert on Greek literature and ... Read more
Jane Thomas, Times Higher Education Supplement "[G]ripping."
Literary Review "Simon Goldhill, a professor at Cambridge, is a leading expert on Greek literature and ... Read more