Anthony Grafton The Classical Tradition
by Anthony [Editor]; Most, Glenn W. [Editor]; Settis, Salvatore [Editor]; Grafton
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- Paperback
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- 0674072278
- ISBN 13
- 9780674072275
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First edition soft cover, which is signed and inscribed by the editor and in fine condition. Book has very minor signs of shelfwear (see photos). Seller will carefully wrap book in bubble wrap, box it, and ship it with tracking.
"A vast cabinet of curiosities."―Stephen Greenblatt
"Eclectic rather than exhaustive, less an encyclopedia than a buffet."―Frederic Raphael, Literary Review
How do we get from the polis to the police? Or from Odysseus's sirens to those of an ambulance? The legacy of ancient Greece and Rome is all around us, imitated, resisted, reworked, and misunderstood. In this beautifully illustrated and encyclopedic compendium, a team of leading scholars investigates the afterlife of this rich heritage in the fields of literature, philosophy, art, architecture, history, politics, religion, and science.
From Academy to Zoology, Aristotle and the Argonauts to Pegasus and Persia, The Classical Tradition looks at facts and adages, people, places, and ideas to reveal how the Classical tradition has shaped human endeavors from government to medicine, drama to urban planning, legal theory to popular culture. At once authoritative and accessible, learned and entertaining, it illuminates the vitality of these enduring influences.
"A vast cabinet of curiosities."―Stephen Greenblatt
"Eclectic rather than exhaustive, less an encyclopedia than a buffet."―Frederic Raphael, Literary Review
How do we get from the polis to the police? Or from Odysseus's sirens to those of an ambulance? The legacy of ancient Greece and Rome is all around us, imitated, resisted, reworked, and misunderstood. In this beautifully illustrated and encyclopedic compendium, a team of leading scholars investigates the afterlife of this rich heritage in the fields of literature, philosophy, art, architecture, history, politics, religion, and science.
From Academy to Zoology, Aristotle and the Argonauts to Pegasus and Persia, The Classical Tradition looks at facts and adages, people, places, and ideas to reveal how the Classical tradition has shaped human endeavors from government to medicine, drama to urban planning, legal theory to popular culture. At once authoritative and accessible, learned and entertaining, it illuminates the vitality of these enduring influences.
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- Bookseller
- Book Nook (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Anthony Grafton The Classical Tradition
- Author
- Anthony [Editor]; Most, Glenn W. [Editor]; Settis, Salvatore [Editor]; Grafton
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0674072278
- ISBN 13
- 9780674072275
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press Reference Library
- Place of Publication
- Belknap Press
- Date Published
- 2010
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