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Genre/Form: | Aufsatzsammlung |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Richard Jenkyns |
ISBN: | 0198219172 9780198219170 |
OCLC Number: | 23765960 |
Description: | xi, 479 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | The legacy of Rome / Richard Jenkyns -- The transmission of the texts / R.H. Rouse -- The middle ages / Charles Davis -- The renaissance / A.T. Grafton -- Virgil / Jasper Griffin -- Pastoral / Richard Jenkyns -- Horace, Ovid, and others / Charles Martindale -- Satire / J.P. Sullivan -- Drama / Gordon Braden -- Rhetoric / George A. Kennedy -- Art / Geoffrey Waywell -- Architecture / David Watkin -- Language / Rebecca Posner -- Law / Robert Feenstra -- The city of Rome / Nicholas Purcell. |
Responsibility: | edited by Richard Jenkyns. |
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'The first Legacy of Rome (1923) has had a good run for its money and a replacement was overdue ... Jenkyns's introductory chapter, 'The legacy of Rome', itself includes some excellent pages on language and (especially prose) literature.'E.J. Kenney, The Classical Review, Vol. XLIII, No. 1, 1993 'It is the function of legacies to be ample and timely. This book fulfills both expectations: a wide range of essays, written at a time when our knowledge and our means of organizing our facts have dramatically increased since the first version of this book appeared in 1923. The appearance of this volume at this time may betoken persistent belief that Rome has something to teach others besides classicists and legacy hunters. May its resources transmit this beliefinto yet other generations.'Charles Witke, The University of Michigan, Bryn Mawr Classical Review (1992) 'a surprisingly refreshing and rewarding read despite the academic clout behind the contributions ... The Romans' impact on law, architecture, art, literature and practically everything else is considered in enlightening detail.'Herald Express 'The legacy of Rome is very substantial, and when combined with the more immediately exciting Greek inheritance (philosophy, tragedy, democracy), it offers a cultural and educational programme of unparalleled power.'Times Literary Supplement 'the volume will be extremely useful as a reference guide, and will of course stand as a collective statement of how scholars at present understood the nature and status of the European classical heritage.'Times Educational Supplement 'here there is palpable treasure, statues and books, laws and roads and buildings ... Richard Jenkyns writes wittily and beautifully on the tradition of the pastoral.'Elspeth Barker, Independent on Sunday `The essays range broadly ... and scrupulously avoid overplaying the Classical hand ... Those who value it should not miss out on these two superb collections.'Peter Jones, Sunday Telegraph (refers also to the Legacy of Greece) `handsome collection of essays ... here there is palpable treasure ... Richard Jenkyns writes wittily and beautifully on the tradition of the pastoral ... Jasper Griffin is vivid and eloquent on Virgil's protean nature ... Geoffrey Waywell contributes a lucid and absorbing piece on Rome's influence on European art.'Elspeth Barker, Independent on Sunday Read more...


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