British Aestheticism and Ancient Greece: Hellenism, Reception, Gods in Exile 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Evangelista, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230547117 ISBN-13: 9780230547117 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: This book is the first comprehensive study of the reception of classical Greece among English aesthetic writers of the nineteenth century. By exploring this history of reception, the book aims to give readers a new and fuller understanding of literary aestheticism, its intellectual contexts, and its challenges to mainstream Victorian culture. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
Dewey: 820.935 |
LCCN: 2009281234 |
Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.85 lbs) 203 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book is the first comprehensive study of the reception of classical Greece among English aesthetic writers of the nineteenth century. By exploring this history of reception, it aims to give readers a new and fuller understanding of literary aestheticism, its intellectual contexts, and its challenges to mainstream Victorian culture. |