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

Title
Victorian culture and classical antiquity [electronic resource] : art, opera, fiction, and the proclamation of modernity / Simon Goldhill.
Author
Goldhill, Simon.
Publication
Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, c2011.

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Description
1 online resource (viii, 352 p., [16] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.)
Series Statement
Martin classical lectures
Uniform Title
  • Victorian culture and classical antiquity (Online)
  • Martin classical lectures.
Alternative Title
Victorian culture and classical antiquity (Online)
Subject
  • English literature > 19th century > Classical influences
  • Art, Victorian > Great Britain
  • Art, British > Classical influences
  • Opera > Classical influences
  • Great Britain > Intellectual life > 19th century
  • Great Britain > Civilization > 19th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
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!
LCCN
2010049711
OCLC
ssj0000526416
Author
Goldhill, Simon.
Title
Victorian culture and classical antiquity [electronic resource] : art, opera, fiction, and the proclamation of modernity / Simon Goldhill.
Imprint
Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, c2011.
Series
Martin classical lectures
Martin classical lectures.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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