The Golden Age of the Classics in America

by Carl J. Richard

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In a masterful study, Carl J. Richard explores how the Greek and Roman classics became enshrined in American antebellum culture. For the first time, knowledge of the classics extended beyond aristocratic males to the middle class, women, African Americans, and frontier settlers.

The classics shaped how Americans interpreted developments around them. The example of Athens allowed politicians of the democratic age to espouse classical knowledge...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0674032640

ISBN13:9780674032644

Release Date:March 2009

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections

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