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Classical Culture and the Idea of Rome in Eighteenth-Century England

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This book looks at the aristocratic adoption of Roman ideals in eighteenth-century English culture. In the century following the Revolution of 1688, the ruling class promoted - by way of its patronage - a classical frame of mind embracing all the arts, on the foundations of 'liberty' and 'civic virtue'.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780521105798
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 296
  • Udgivet:
  • 19. Marts 2009
  • Størrelse:
  • 170x244x16 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 514 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 9. Oktober 2024
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This book looks at the aristocratic adoption of Roman ideals in eighteenth-century English culture. In the century following the Revolution of 1688, the ruling class promoted - by way of its patronage - a classical frame of mind embracing all the arts, on the foundations of 'liberty' and 'civic virtue'.

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