The future of the 'classical' / Salvatore Settis ; translated by Allan Cameron.
The future of the 'classical' / Salvatore Settis ; translated by Allan Cameron.
The future of the 'classical' / Salvatore Settis ; translated by Allan Cameron.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Cambridge : Polity, 2006.
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Date
2006.
Call Numbers
N909.08/33
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Language
English
Italian
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Physical Description
Physical content
vi, 136 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1 The 'classical' in the 'global' universe -- 2 Ancient history as universal history -- 3 'Classicism' and the 'classical' : retracing our steps -- 4 The 'classical' as the dividing line between post-modern and modern -- 5 The 'classical' amongst the 'historical' styles and the victory of the Doric...
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Publisher
Cambridge : Polity, 2006.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
"In this ... new book, Salvatore Settis traces the ways in which we have related to our 'classical' past, starting with post-modern American skyscrapers and working his way back through our cultural history to the attitudes of the Greeks and Romans themselves. Settis argues that this obsession with cultural decay, ruins and a 'classical' past is sp...
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The future of the 'classical' / Salvatore Settis ; translated by Allan Cameron.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language note
Translated from the Italian.
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N909.08/33
Record Identifier
74VKJzEeXj3g
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJzEeXj3g
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ISBN
0745635997 (pbk.) :
9780745635989 (hbk.) :
0745635989 (hbk.) :
9780745635996 (pbk.) :
DDC
909.08
MMS ID
991022165499702626
