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Record Nr.

UNISA996217897703316

Autore

Ceserani Giovanna

Titolo

Italy's lost Greece [[electronic resource] ] : Magna Graecia and the making of modern archaeology / / Giovanna Ceserani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-42337-5

9786613423375

0-19-987679-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (348 p.)

Collana

Greeks overseas

Disciplina

937/.701

Soggetti

Archaeology - History

Classical antiquities

Hellenism - History

Humanism - History

Magna Graecia (Italy) Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Map of Southern Italy""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Discoveries and Rediscoveries""; ""2. Between Classical and Marginal""; ""3. Individuals and Institutions""; ""4. Of Nations and Scholars""; ""5. Culture and Excavation""; ""Bibliography  ""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""

Sommario/riassunto

This title reveals the untold story of the modern engagement with Magna Graecia, the region of ancient Greek settlement in South Italy, and provides a unique perspective on the humanist investment in the ancient past, the evolution of modern Hellenism, and the making of the discipline of classical archaeology.