Richard Carl J.:
The Golden Age Of The Classics In America
Greece, Rome, And The Antebellum United States
Harvard University Press (United States), 2009
Hardback, 272 pages
Size: 235x159 mm
ISBN: 9780674032644
ISBN-10: 0674032640
List price: £33.95
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The Golden Age Of The Classics In America
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 classics shaped how Americans interpreted developments around them.

