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Victorian culture and classical antiquity : art, opera, fiction, and the proclamation of modernity /...

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Victorian culture and classical antiquity : art, opera, fiction, and the proclamation of modernity /...

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Victorian culture and classical antiquity : art, opera, fiction, and the proclamation of modernity / Simon Goldhill.

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Full title

Victorian culture and classical antiquity : art, opera, fiction, and the proclamation of modernity / Simon Goldhill.

Author / Creator

Publisher

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, c2011.

Call Numbers

N941.081/97

Record Identifier

74VvvNwMvkey

MMS ID

991007554629702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

viii, 352 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Contents

The art of reception: J.W. Waterhouse and the painting of desire in Victorian Britain -- The touch of Sappho -- Who killed Chevalier Gluck? -- Wagner's Greeks: the politics of Hellenism -- For God and empire -- Virgins, lions, and honest pluck -- Only connect!

Publication information

Publisher

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, c2011.

Place of Publication

New Jersey

Date Published

c2011.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

Victorian Culture and Classical Antiquity is an exploration of how the ancient worlds of Greece and Rome influenced Victorian culture. Through Victorian art, opera, and novels, Simon Goldhill examines how sexuality and desire, the politics of culture, and the role of religion in society were considered and debated through the Victorian obsession wi...

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Full title

Victorian culture and classical antiquity : art, opera, fiction, and the proclamation of modernity / Simon Goldhill.

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Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Martin classical lectures.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

c2011.

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

N941.081/97

Record Identifier

74VvvNwMvkey

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvvNwMvkey

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ISBN

0691149844 (acid-free paper)

9780691149844 (acid-free paper)

DDC

941.081

MMS ID

991007554629702626

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