Ayres, Philip <br/><br/>
Classical culture and the idea of Rome in eighteenth-century England 
Philip Ayres 
 - Cambridge  Cambridge University Press  2009 
 - xix, 245 p. : ill 
<br/><br/> 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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780521105798 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civilization--Roman influences<br/>England<br/>English literature--Roman influences<br/>Ethics, Modern<br/>Great Britain
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>942.07 AYR