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Classical New York - Discovering Greece and Rome in Gotham

English · Hardback

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Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis (Edited By) Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis is Associate Professor of Liberal Studies and Middle Eastern Studies. She is also the Executive Officer of the M.A. Program in Liberal Studies at the Graduate Center, the City University of New York. Matthew McGowan (Edited By) Matthew M. McGowan is Associate Professor and Chair of Classics at Fordham University. Klappentext Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis (Edited By) Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis is Associate Professor of Liberal Studies and Middle Eastern Studies. She is also the Executive Officer of the M.A. Program in Liberal Studies at the Graduate Center! the City University of New York. Matthew McGowan (Edited By) Matthew M. McGowan is Associate Professor and Chair of Classics at Fordham University. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface vii List of Figures ix Classical New York Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis and Matthew McGowan | 1 1. The Custom House of 1833-42: A Greek Revival Building in Context | 15 Francis Morrone 2. The Imperial Metropolis | 38 Margaret Malamud 3. Archaeology versus Aesthetics: The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Classical Collection in Its Early Years | 63 Elizabeth Bartman 4. The Gould Memorial Library and Hall of Fame: Reinterpreting the Pantheon in the Bronx | 85 Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis 5. "The Expression of Civic Life": Civic Centers and the City Beautiful in New York City | 114 Jon Ritter 6. The Titans of Rockefeller Center: Prometheus and Atlas | 140 Jared A. Simard 7. Rome Reborn: Old Pennsylvania Station and the Legacy of the Baths of Caracalla | 161 Maryl B. Gensheimer 8. The Roman Bath in New York: Public Bathing, the Pursuit of Pleasure, and Monumental Delight | 182 Allyson McDavid 9. "In Ancient and Permanent Language": Artful Dialogue in the Latin Inscriptions of New York City | 211 Matthew McGowan Reflections | 235 Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis and Matthew McGowan Glossary | 239 Acknowledgments | 243 Bibliography | 245 List of Contributors | 267 Index ...

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Authors Elizabeth Mcgowan Macaulay-Lewis
Assisted by Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis (Editor), Matthew Mcgowan (Editor)
Publisher Fordham University Press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 30.09.2018
 
EAN 9780823281022
ISBN 978-0-8232-8102-2
No. of pages 304
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture
Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

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