Graeco-Roman Antiquity and the Idea of Nationalism in the 19th Century Case Studies

This interdisciplinary volume explains the phenomenon of nationalism in nineteenth-century Europe through the prism of Graeco-Roman antiquity. Through a series of case studies covering a broad range of source material, it demonstrates the different purposes the heritage of the classical world was put to during a turbulent period in European history. Contributors include classicists, historians, archaeologists, art historians and others.

About the author

Thorsten Fögen, Durham University, UK; Richard Warren, University of London, UK.

Product details

• Assisted by: Thorsten Fögen (Editor), Richard Warren (Editor), WARREN (Editor), Warren (Editor), Thorste Fögen (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 01.01.2016
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity
• EAN: 9783110471786
• ISBN: 978-3-11-047178-6
• Pages: 305
• Illustrations: 11 b/w and 12 col. ill.
• Dimensions (packing): 17.3 x 23.3 x 1.9 cm
• Weight (packing): 584 g