TY  - BOOK
AU  - Raphael,Frederic
TI  - Antiquity matters /Frederic Raphael
SN  - 9780300231748
AV  - DE59 .A585 2017
PY  - 2017///
CY  - London
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Civilization, Greco-Roman
KW  - Civilization, Western
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Introduction --; Antiquity matters --; Index; 2; b
N2  - 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
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