Antiquity matters /Frederic Raphael.
Raphael, Frederic, 1931-
Antiquity matters /Frederic Raphael. - London : Yale University Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource (368 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- Antiquity matters -- Index.
A sharp, often surprising, view of the classical world by a major classics scholar at Cambridge and author of The Glittering Prizes This book is the culmination of more than sixty years of a writing life during which Frederic Raphael has returned again and again to the literature and landscape of the ancient world. In his new book, Raphael deploys his renowned wit and erudition to give us a vivid mosaic of the complexities and contradictions underlying Western civilization and its continuing influence upon contemporary society. Tackling a broad range of topics, from the presumed superiority of.
9780300231748
GBC3A4795 bnb
021067342 Uk
Civilization, Greco-Roman.
Civilization, Western--21st century.
Electronic Books.
DE59 / .A585 2017
Antiquity matters /Frederic Raphael. - London : Yale University Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource (368 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- Antiquity matters -- Index.
A sharp, often surprising, view of the classical world by a major classics scholar at Cambridge and author of The Glittering Prizes This book is the culmination of more than sixty years of a writing life during which Frederic Raphael has returned again and again to the literature and landscape of the ancient world. In his new book, Raphael deploys his renowned wit and erudition to give us a vivid mosaic of the complexities and contradictions underlying Western civilization and its continuing influence upon contemporary society. Tackling a broad range of topics, from the presumed superiority of.
9780300231748
GBC3A4795 bnb
021067342 Uk
Civilization, Greco-Roman.
Civilization, Western--21st century.
Electronic Books.
DE59 / .A585 2017