Author: Arnaldo Momigliano
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226533859
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
"Originally published 1977 by Basil Blackwell Oxford in Great Britain and by Wesleyan University Press in the United States."
Essays in Ancient and Modern Historiography
Author: Arnaldo Momigliano
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226533859
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
"Originally published 1977 by Basil Blackwell Oxford in Great Britain and by Wesleyan University Press in the United States."
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226533859
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
"Originally published 1977 by Basil Blackwell Oxford in Great Britain and by Wesleyan University Press in the United States."
Elements of History
Author: Joseph Emerson Worcester
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
The Shock of the Ancient
Author: Larry F. Norman
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226591506
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The cultural battle known as the Quarrel of the Ancients and Moderns served as a sly cover for more deeply opposed views about the value of literature and the arts. One of the most public controversies of early modern Europe, the Quarrel has most often been depicted as pitting antiquarian conservatives against the insurgent critics of established authority. The Shock of the Ancient turns the canonical vision of those events on its head by demonstrating how the defenders of Greek literature—rather than clinging to an outmoded tradition—celebrated the radically different practices of the ancient world. At a time when the constraints of decorum and the politics of French absolutism quashed the expression of cultural differences, the ancient world presented a disturbing face of otherness. Larry F. Norman explores how the authoritative status of ancient Greek texts allowed them to justify literary depictions of the scandalous. The Shock of the Ancient surveys the diverse array of aesthetic models presented in these ancient works and considers how they both helped to undermine the rigid codes of neoclassicism and paved the way for the innovative philosophies of the Enlightenment. Broadly appealing to students of European literature, art history, and philosophy, this book is an important contribution to early modern literary and cultural debates.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226591506
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The cultural battle known as the Quarrel of the Ancients and Moderns served as a sly cover for more deeply opposed views about the value of literature and the arts. One of the most public controversies of early modern Europe, the Quarrel has most often been depicted as pitting antiquarian conservatives against the insurgent critics of established authority. The Shock of the Ancient turns the canonical vision of those events on its head by demonstrating how the defenders of Greek literature—rather than clinging to an outmoded tradition—celebrated the radically different practices of the ancient world. At a time when the constraints of decorum and the politics of French absolutism quashed the expression of cultural differences, the ancient world presented a disturbing face of otherness. Larry F. Norman explores how the authoritative status of ancient Greek texts allowed them to justify literary depictions of the scandalous. The Shock of the Ancient surveys the diverse array of aesthetic models presented in these ancient works and considers how they both helped to undermine the rigid codes of neoclassicism and paved the way for the innovative philosophies of the Enlightenment. Broadly appealing to students of European literature, art history, and philosophy, this book is an important contribution to early modern literary and cultural debates.
Imitations and Translations from the Ancient and Modern Classics
Author: John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton
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Category : College verse
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : College verse
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books
Author:
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Democracy Ancient and Modern
Author: M. I. Finley
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 1978802323
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Leaders and followers -- Athenian demagogues -- Democracy, consensus and the national interest -- Socrates and after -- Censorship in classical antiquity.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 1978802323
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Leaders and followers -- Athenian demagogues -- Democracy, consensus and the national interest -- Socrates and after -- Censorship in classical antiquity.
The Elements
Author: Philip Ball
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022677600X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
From water, air, and fire to tennessine and oganesson, celebrated science writer Philip Ball leads us through the full sweep of the field of chemistry in this exquisitely illustrated history of the elements. The Elements is a stunning visual journey through the discovery of the chemical building blocks of our universe. By piecing together the history of the periodic table, Ball explores not only how we have come to understand what everything is made of, but also how chemistry developed into a modern science. Ball groups the elements into chronological eras of discovery, covering seven millennia from the first known to the last named. As he moves from prehistory and classical antiquity to the age of atomic bombs and particle accelerators, Ball highlights images and stories from around the world and sheds needed light on those who struggled for their ideas to gain inclusion. By also featuring some elements that aren’t true elements but were long thought to be—from the foundational prote hyle and heavenly aetherof the ancient Greeks to more recent false elements like phlogiston and caloric—The Elements boldly tells the full history of the central science of chemistry.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022677600X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
From water, air, and fire to tennessine and oganesson, celebrated science writer Philip Ball leads us through the full sweep of the field of chemistry in this exquisitely illustrated history of the elements. The Elements is a stunning visual journey through the discovery of the chemical building blocks of our universe. By piecing together the history of the periodic table, Ball explores not only how we have come to understand what everything is made of, but also how chemistry developed into a modern science. Ball groups the elements into chronological eras of discovery, covering seven millennia from the first known to the last named. As he moves from prehistory and classical antiquity to the age of atomic bombs and particle accelerators, Ball highlights images and stories from around the world and sheds needed light on those who struggled for their ideas to gain inclusion. By also featuring some elements that aren’t true elements but were long thought to be—from the foundational prote hyle and heavenly aetherof the ancient Greeks to more recent false elements like phlogiston and caloric—The Elements boldly tells the full history of the central science of chemistry.
New England Journal of Education
Author: Thomas Williams Bicknell
Publisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
Lumley's Bibliographical Advertiser
Author:
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
Book Parts
Author: Dennis Duncan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019254053X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
What would an anatomy of the book look like? There is the main text, of course, the file that the author proudly submits to their publisher. But around this, hemming it in on the page or enclosing it at the front and back of the book, there are dozens of other texts — page numbers and running heads, copyright statements and errata lists — each possessed of particular conventions, each with their own lively histories. To consider these paratexts — recalling them from the margins, letting them take centre stage — is to be reminded that no book is the sole work of the author whose name appears on the cover; rather, every book is the sum of a series of collaborations. It is to be reminded, also, that not everything is intended for us, the readers. There are sections that are solely directed at others — binders, librarians, lawyers — parts of the book that, if they are working well, are working discreetly, like a theatrical prompt, whispering out of the audience's ear-shot Book Parts is a bold and imaginative intervention in the fast growing field of book history: it pulls the book apart. Over twenty-two chapters, Book Parts tells the story of the components of the book: from title pages to endleaves; from dust jackets to indexes — and just about everything in between. Book Parts covers a broad historical range that runs from the pre-print era to the digital, bringing together the expertise of some of the most exciting scholars working on book history today in order to shine a new light on these elements hiding in plain sight in the books we all read.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019254053X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
What would an anatomy of the book look like? There is the main text, of course, the file that the author proudly submits to their publisher. But around this, hemming it in on the page or enclosing it at the front and back of the book, there are dozens of other texts — page numbers and running heads, copyright statements and errata lists — each possessed of particular conventions, each with their own lively histories. To consider these paratexts — recalling them from the margins, letting them take centre stage — is to be reminded that no book is the sole work of the author whose name appears on the cover; rather, every book is the sum of a series of collaborations. It is to be reminded, also, that not everything is intended for us, the readers. There are sections that are solely directed at others — binders, librarians, lawyers — parts of the book that, if they are working well, are working discreetly, like a theatrical prompt, whispering out of the audience's ear-shot Book Parts is a bold and imaginative intervention in the fast growing field of book history: it pulls the book apart. Over twenty-two chapters, Book Parts tells the story of the components of the book: from title pages to endleaves; from dust jackets to indexes — and just about everything in between. Book Parts covers a broad historical range that runs from the pre-print era to the digital, bringing together the expertise of some of the most exciting scholars working on book history today in order to shine a new light on these elements hiding in plain sight in the books we all read.