Author: Montgomery Alan Montgomery
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474445667
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
This book focuses on early modern attitudes towards Scotland's ancient past and looks in particular at the ways in which this past was not only misunderstood, but also manipulated in attempts to create a patriotic history for the nation. Adding a new perspective on the formation of Scotland's national identity, the book documents a century-long, often heated debate regarding the extent of Roman influence north of Hadrian's Wall. By exploring the lives and writings of antiquarians, poets and Enlightenment thinkers, it aims to uncover the political, patriotic and intellectual influences which fuelled this debate. Rome versus Caledonia will cast light on a rarely discussed aspect of Scotland's historiography, one which played a vital role in establishing early modern notions of 'Scottishness' at a time when Scotland was coming to terms with radical and traumatic changes to its position within Britain and the wider world.
Classical Caledonia
The British Classical Authors
The British Classical Authors
Author: Ludwig Christian Friedrich Herrig
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 744
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The British Classical Authors
Author: Ludwig Herrig
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 776
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Languages : en
Pages : 776
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O Caledonia
Author: Elspeth Barker
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1668004615
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"Originally published in Great Britain in 1991 by Hamish Hamilton Ltd."--Title page verso.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1668004615
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"Originally published in Great Britain in 1991 by Hamish Hamilton Ltd."--Title page verso.
Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities
Author: Harry Thurston Peck
Publisher:
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Category : Classical dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 860
Book Description
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Category : Classical dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 860
Book Description
Classical Antiquity in Heavy Metal Music
Author: K. F. B. Fletcher
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 135007537X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
This book demonstrates the rich and varied ways in which heavy metal music draws on the ancient Greek and Roman world. Contributors examine bands from across the globe, including: Blind Guardian (Germany), Therion (Sweden), Celtic Frost, Eluveitie (Switzerland), Ex Deo (Canada/Italy), Heimdall, Stormlord, Ade (Italy), Kawir (Greece), Theatre of Tragedy (Norway), Iron Maiden, Bal-Sagoth (UK), and Nile (US). These and other bands are shown to draw inspiration from Classical literature and mythology such as the Homeric Hymns, Vergil's Aeneid, and Caesar's Gallic Wars, historical figures from Rome and ancient Egypt, and even pagan and occult aspects of antiquity. These bands' engagements with Classical antiquity also speak to contemporary issues of nationalism, identity, sexuality, gender, and globalization. The contributors show how the genre of heavy metal brings its own perspectives to Classical reception, and demonstrate that this music-often dismissed as lowbrow-engages in sophisticated dialogue with ancient texts, myths, and historical figures. The authors reveal aspects of Classics' continued appeal while also arguing that the engagement with myth and history is a defining characteristic of heavy metal music, especially in countries that were once part of the Roman Empire.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 135007537X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
This book demonstrates the rich and varied ways in which heavy metal music draws on the ancient Greek and Roman world. Contributors examine bands from across the globe, including: Blind Guardian (Germany), Therion (Sweden), Celtic Frost, Eluveitie (Switzerland), Ex Deo (Canada/Italy), Heimdall, Stormlord, Ade (Italy), Kawir (Greece), Theatre of Tragedy (Norway), Iron Maiden, Bal-Sagoth (UK), and Nile (US). These and other bands are shown to draw inspiration from Classical literature and mythology such as the Homeric Hymns, Vergil's Aeneid, and Caesar's Gallic Wars, historical figures from Rome and ancient Egypt, and even pagan and occult aspects of antiquity. These bands' engagements with Classical antiquity also speak to contemporary issues of nationalism, identity, sexuality, gender, and globalization. The contributors show how the genre of heavy metal brings its own perspectives to Classical reception, and demonstrate that this music-often dismissed as lowbrow-engages in sophisticated dialogue with ancient texts, myths, and historical figures. The authors reveal aspects of Classics' continued appeal while also arguing that the engagement with myth and history is a defining characteristic of heavy metal music, especially in countries that were once part of the Roman Empire.
A Classical Dictionary
Author: Charles Anthon
Publisher:
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Category : Classical dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1478
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Classical dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1478
Book Description
A Classical Dictionary: containing an account of the principal proper names mentioned in ancient authors ... Together with an account of coins, weights and measures, etc
Author: Charles ANTHON (LL.D.)
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1438
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1438
Book Description
Caledonia, Or, A Historical and Topographical Account of North Britain from the Most Ancient to the Present Times
Author: George Chalmers
Publisher:
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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Publisher:
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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