Legacy of Rome: A New Appraisal - A New Appraisal

Zusatztext '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 Zusammenfassung The achievements of the Roman world have profoundly affected European and world civilization. The original Legacy of Rome, edited by Cyril Bailey, was published in 1923 and has been widely read and enjoyed. Nearly seventy years on, this new edition, illustrated with 24 pages of plates, offers an entirely fresh assessment of the influence of ancient Rome on the literature, art, culture, thought, and governance of later times.Fourteen contributors from a variety of disciplines each bring their individual knowledge and experience to the subjects discussed. Classical scholars consider the influence of Virgil, Horace, Ovid, pastoral, satire, and rhetoric. Historians assess Rome's impact through the ages, and textual transmission. Art, architecture, law, drama, and language are also individually discussed. The varied approach and content of this new appraisal bear witness to the richness of the civilization which forms such a large part of our heritage today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors; List of Plates; 1. The Legacy of Rome; 2. The Transmission of Texts; 3. The Middle Ages; 4. The Renaissance; 5. Virgil; 6. Pastoral; 7. Horace! Ovid! and Others; 8. Satire; 9. Drama; 10. Rhetoric; 11. Art; 12 Architecture; 13. Language; 14. Law; 15. The City of Rome; Index

Product details

• Authors: Richard Jenkyns
• Assisted by: Richard Jenkyns (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.02.1992
• EAN: 9780198219170
• ISBN: 978-0-19-821917-0
• No. of pages: 516
• Series: Legacy Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Cultural Studies, European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, ART / History / Ancient & Classical, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, History of Art, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Classical style, History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE, Ancient Roman style