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The classical tradition : art, literature, thought / Michael Silk, Ingo Gildenhard, and Rosemary Barrow.

By: Silk, M. S. (Michael Stephen), 1941- [author.]Contributor(s): Gildenhard, Ingo, 1970- [author.] | Barrow, R. J. (Rosemary J.) [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell, 2014Description: 1 online resource : color illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781118610459; 1118610458; 9781118610466; 1118610466Subject(s): Classical literature -- History and criticism | Civilization, Classical -- Influence | Civilization, Classical -- Influence | Classical literatureGenre/Form: Electronic books. | Criticism, interpretation, etc.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Classical TraditionDDC classification: 880.09 LOC classification: PA3013 | .S55 2014Online resources: Wiley Online Library
Contents:
Overview. The Classical Tradition and the Scope of Our Book -- Mapping the Field -- Eras -- Sustaining the Tradition -- Authority and Authorities -- Masters of Knowledge -- Models of Style -- Beacons of Morality -- Love Guides -- Special Relationships -- The Visual Arts -- Popular Culture and Its Problematics -- Languages and Language -- Modes of Engagement -- Translation -- Science and Sensibility -- Looking at the Past -- The Classical Tradition: and the Rest -- Archetypes. Preface -- The Dome -- The Hero -- Word-Genres -- The Imaginary. Preface -- Myth -- The City -- Forms of Government -- The Order of Things -- Making a Difference. Preface -- Originators -- Points of Departure -- Ideas and Action -- Contrasts and Comparisons. Preface -- Painting -- Political Thought -- Poetry.
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Overview. The Classical Tradition and the Scope of Our Book -- Mapping the Field -- Eras -- Sustaining the Tradition -- Authority and Authorities -- Masters of Knowledge -- Models of Style -- Beacons of Morality -- Love Guides -- Special Relationships -- The Visual Arts -- Popular Culture and Its Problematics -- Languages and Language -- Modes of Engagement -- Translation -- Science and Sensibility -- Looking at the Past -- The Classical Tradition: and the Rest -- Archetypes. Preface -- The Dome -- The Hero -- Word-Genres -- The Imaginary. Preface -- Myth -- The City -- Forms of Government -- The Order of Things -- Making a Difference. Preface -- Originators -- Points of Departure -- Ideas and Action -- Contrasts and Comparisons. Preface -- Painting -- Political Thought -- Poetry.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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