The golden age of the classics in America [[electronic resource] ] : Greece, Rome, and the antebellum United States / / Carl J. Richard

• Autore: Richard Carl J
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.3
• Soggetto topico: Civilization, Classical - Study and teaching - United States - History - 19th century; Classical literature - Study and teaching - United States - History - 19th century; Political culture - United States - History - 19th century; Education - United States - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States Civilization Classical influences; United States Civilization 1783-1865; United States Intellectual life 1783-1865; Greece Study and teaching United States History 19th century; Rome Study and teaching United States History 19th century; United States Social conditions To 1865
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Classificazione: NP 6020
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-249) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Classical conditioning : school, home, and society -- Democracy -- Pastoralism and utilitarianism -- Nationalism -- Romanticism -- Christianity -- Slavery.
• Sommario/riassunto: In a masterful study Carl Richard explores how the Greek and Roman classics became enshrined in American antebellum culture. For the first time, knowledge of the classics extended beyond aristocratic males to the middle class, women, African Americans, and frontier settlers. The Civil War led to a radical alteration of the educational system in a way that steadily eroded the preeminence of the classics.
• Titolo autorizzato: The golden age of the classics in America
• ISBN: 0-674-05449-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460292103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II