Greece or Rome
The Uses of Antiquity in Late Eighteenth‐ and Early Nineteenth‐Century British Literature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12880448 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan Sachs (0000-0001-7975-9105, Concordia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 314-331 |
| Publication date | 2009-02-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Literature Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1741-4113 • E-ISSN: 1741-4113 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1741-4113.2008.00612.x |
| OpenAlex | W2078534888 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 35 |
Traditionally, literary and artistic production in late eighteenth‐ and early nineteenth‐century Britain has been understood as constituting a modernity in opposition to classical values and aesthetic standards. In thinking about the relevance of classical antiquity in the later eighteenth and early nineteenth century, however, one prominent trend in recent scholarship has been the recognition of an increasing fascination with Greece and Greek culture. This article surveys arguments for the rise of Hellenism and its importance for thinking about the literary works of this period. In the face of claims for the dominance of the Greek example, the article further considers the legacy of Rome and explores the scholarly debate over its continued relevance in the period. Ultimately, the article suggests the need to consider the deployment of both Roman and Greek examples in framing contemporary understandings of such central aspects of modernity as democracy, popular revolt, and tyranny in a period whose political culture was dominated by reaction and anxieties about revolution
Aesthetics · Ancient Greek · Ancient history · Art · Classical antiquity · Dominance (genetics · Epistemology · Literature · Long nineteenth century · Modernity · Opposition (politics · Period (music · Political science · Politics · Scholarship · Sociology · Classics · Historical Art and Culture Studies · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Scottish History and National Identity
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Political and Philosophical Writings of William Godwin
Romantic Hellenism
An enquiry into the life and writings of Homer (1735)
The Sword ‘Which eats into itself’
Reflections on the Revolution in France
Virtue, Commerce, and History
The Letters of Percy Bysshe Shelley
A Companion to the Classical Tradition
Keats and Hellenism
Shakespearean Constitutions
Nationalism and Eighteenth-Century British Literature
The Talking Demon”
Augustus Caesar in "Augustan" England
Representation, Replication and Collecting in Charles Townley's Late Eighteenth‐century Library
Yet the Capital of the World”
The Elgin Marbles
Shelley's Prose or the Trumpet of a Prophecy
The Beauty of InflectionsLiterary Investigations in Historical Method and Theory
A Companion to Classical Receptions
British Politics and the Demise of the Roman Republic
Trends in the Contemporary Irish Novel
Classical Education in Britain 1500-1900
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2020 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |