Classics |
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| Author:
| Beard, Mary
Henderson, John |
| Series title: | A Brief Insight Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4027-7531-4 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2010 |
| Publisher: | Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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Mary Beard and John Henderson link a haunting temple on a lonely mountainside to the glory of ancient Greece and the grandeur of Rome, and to classics within modern culture-from Jefferson and Byron to Asterix and Ben-Hur. Rather than focusing on the traditional retelling of the classics, the authors concentrate on one particular artifact-the friezes from the Temple of Apollo at Bassae in Arcadia-as a springboard to explore, define, and debate the relationship between...
More Description Mary Beard and John Henderson link a haunting temple on a lonely mountainside to the glory of ancient Greece and the grandeur of Rome, and to classics within modern culture-from Jefferson and Byron to Asterix and Ben-Hur. Rather than focusing on the traditional retelling of the classics, the authors concentrate on one particular artifact-the friezes from the Temple of Apollo at Bassae in Arcadia-as a springboard to explore, define, and debate the relationship between our contemporary world and the ancient one.