The Legacy of Rome : a new appraisal
Richard Jenkyns (Editor)
The achievements of the Roman world have profoundly affected European and world civilization. The original Legacy of Rome, edited by Cyril Bailey, was published in 1923 and has been widely a read and enjoyed. Nearly seventy years on, this new edition, illustrated with 24 pages of plates, offers an entirely fresh assessment of the influence of ancient Rome on the literature, art, culture, thought, and governance of later times. Fourteen contributors from a variety of disciplines each bring their individual knowledge and experience to the subjects discussed. Classical scholars consider the influence of Virgil, Horace, Ovid, pastoral, satire, and rhetoric. Historians assess Rome's impact through the ages, and textual transmission. Art, architecture, law, drama, and language are also individually discussed. The varied approach and content of this new appraisal witness to the richness of the civilization which forms such a large part of our heritage today
Aufsatzsammlung
xi, 479 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780198219170, 0198219172
23765960
The legacy of Rome / Richard Jenkyns
The transmission of the texts / R.H. Rouse
The middle ages / Charles Davis
The renaissance / A.T. Grafton
Virgil / Jasper Griffin
Pastoral / Richard Jenkyns
Horace, Ovid, and others / Charles Martindale
Satire / J.P. Sullivan
Drama / Gordon Braden
Rhetoric / George A. Kennedy
Art / Geoffrey Waywell
Architecture / David Watkin
Language / Rebecca Posner
Law / Robert Feenstra
The city of Rome / Nicholas Purcell