Classical Learning in Britain, France, and the Dutch Republic, 1690-1750
Beyond the Ancients and the Moderns
Oxford University Press
ISBN 978-0-19-886169-0
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Buch. Hardcover
2020
In englischer Sprache
Umfang: 256 S.
Format (B x L): 14,3 x 22,3 cm
Gewicht: 414
Verlag: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978-0-19-886169-0
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Das Werk ist Teil der Reihe: Oxford Historical Monographs
Produktbeschreibung
debated new ways of defending their relevance for society. The different approaches to classical literature defended in these debates explain how the writings of ancient Greece and Rome could become a vital part of eighteenth-century culture and political thinking.
Floris Verhaart analyses these eighteenth-century debates about the value of classics, arguing that the Enlightenment, though often seen as an age of reason and modernity, in fact continuously sought inspiration from preceding traditions and ages such as Renaissance humanism and classical antiquity. The volume offers an interesting parallel with the modern day, in which the relationship between 'experts' and the general public has become the topic of debate and many academics, especially in the
humanities, face pressure to explain how their work benefits society at large.
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