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Classical culture and the idea of Rome in eighteenth-century England
Ayres, Philip
Classical culture and the idea of Rome in eighteenth-century England Philip Ayres - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2009 - xix, 245 p. : ill
Originally published: 1997. Inculdes Index. Preface; List of abbreviations; List of plates; 1. Oligarchy of virtue - liberty and the Roman analogy; Civic virtue and the Roman analogy; Literary personae: Pope, Swift, Johnson, Thomson, Fielding, Burke; 2. Virtue made visible - sensibility, sculpture, political gardens and temples; 3. Britannia Romana - Romano-British archaeology: pioneers; The Roman Knights and the recruitment of the aristocracy; Architect as archaeologist: Burlington; 4. Britannia Romana revived - architecture, collections, the numinous in landscape and house; 5. Beyond the mainstream: classical nostalgia and freethinking; Conclusion; Appendix: books on archaeology owned by Burlington: an annotated shelf-list; Bibliography; Notes; Index
9780521105798
Civilization--Roman influences
England
English literature--Roman influences
Ethics, Modern
Great Britain
942.07 AYR
Classical culture and the idea of Rome in eighteenth-century England Philip Ayres - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2009 - xix, 245 p. : ill
Originally published: 1997. Inculdes Index. Preface; List of abbreviations; List of plates; 1. Oligarchy of virtue - liberty and the Roman analogy; Civic virtue and the Roman analogy; Literary personae: Pope, Swift, Johnson, Thomson, Fielding, Burke; 2. Virtue made visible - sensibility, sculpture, political gardens and temples; 3. Britannia Romana - Romano-British archaeology: pioneers; The Roman Knights and the recruitment of the aristocracy; Architect as archaeologist: Burlington; 4. Britannia Romana revived - architecture, collections, the numinous in landscape and house; 5. Beyond the mainstream: classical nostalgia and freethinking; Conclusion; Appendix: books on archaeology owned by Burlington: an annotated shelf-list; Bibliography; Notes; Index
9780521105798
Civilization--Roman influences
England
English literature--Roman influences
Ethics, Modern
Great Britain
942.07 AYR