Vai al contenuto principale della pagina

Graeco-Roman antiquity and the idea of nationalism in the 19th century : case studies / / editors, Thorsten Fögen, Richard Warren



(Visualizza in formato marc)    (Visualizza in BIBFRAME)

Titolo: Graeco-Roman antiquity and the idea of nationalism in the 19th century : case studies / / editors, Thorsten Fögen, Richard Warren Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2016
©2016
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (314 pages) : color illustrations, photographs
Disciplina: 938
Soggetto topico: Civilization, Greco-Roman
Nationalism - Europe - History - 19th century
Soggetto geografico: Greece Antiquities
Italy Antiquities
Persona (resp. second.): FögenThorsten
WarrenRichard (Classicist)
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Copyright References -- Graeco-Roman Antiquity and the Idea of Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century: Introduction -- Classical Ideals and the Formation of Modern Nations in Europe -- Making Nations in the Image of Greece: Classical Greek Conceptions of the Body in the Construction of National Identity in Nineteenth-Century England, France and Germany -- ‘Je viens comme Thémistocle’: Napoleon and National Identity after Waterloo -- The Emperor’s Caesar: Napoleon III, Karl Marx and the History of Julius Caesar -- Faithful unto Death: Militarism, Masculinity and National Identity in Victorian Britain -- Constructing the Nation and Empire: Victorian and Edwardian Images of the Building of Roman Fortifications -- Henry Courteney Selous’ Boadicea and the Westminster Cartoon Competition -- A Nation Finds its People: Friedrich Kohlrausch, New Readers and Readings of Tacitus’ Germania and the Rise of a Popular German Nationalism -- Hermann the German: Nineteenth-Century Monuments and Histories -- Arminius in Bohemia: Two Uses of Tacitus in Czech Art -- Classical Translations and Strands of Irish Nationalism -- Contributors -- Index rerum -- Index nominum (personarum) -- Index locorum
Sommario/riassunto: This interdisciplinary volume explains the phenomenon of nationalism in nineteenth-century Europe through the prism of Graeco-Roman antiquity. Through a series of case studies covering a broad range of source material, it demonstrates the different purposes the heritage of the classical world was put to during a turbulent period in European history. Contributors include classicists, historians, archaeologists, art historians and others.
Altri titoli varianti: Greco-Roman antiquity and the idea of nationalism in the 19th century
Titolo autorizzato: Graeco-Roman antiquity and the idea of nationalism in the 19th century  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 3-11-047303-8
3-11-047349-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910798489503321
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui