Main entry:

Ayres, Philip.

Title & Author:

Classical culture and the idea of Rome in eighteenth-century England / Philip Ayres.

Publication:

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1997.

Description:

xix, 245 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-235) and index.
Oligarchy of virtue. Liberty and the Roman analogy. Civic virtue and the Roman analogy. Literary personae: Pope, Swift, Johnson, Thomson, Fielding, Burke -- Virtue made visible. Sensibility. Sculpture. Political gardens and temples -- Britannia Romana. Romano-British archaeology: pioneers. The Roman Knights and the recruitment of the aristocracy. Architect as archaeologist: Burlington -- Britannia Romana revived. Architecture. Collections. The numinous in landscape and house -- Beyond the mainstream: classical nostalgia and freethinking -- Books on archaeology owned by Burlington: an annotated shelf-list.

Resources:
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

0521584906
9780521584906

Subject:

Boyle, Richard 1694-1753
Bauhaus Dessau 1986-1994 Bereich Architektur und Sammlungen
Bibel Römerbrief
Classicism England History 18th century.
English literature Roman influences.
Ethics, Modern 18th century.
Ethics England.
Ethics, Modern.
Classicisme Angleterre Histoire 18e siècle.
Morale 18e siècle.
Morale Angleterre.
Civilization.
Civilization Roman influences.
Classicism.
Ethics.
Historiography.
Architektur
Aristokratie
Klassik
Klassizismus
Kunst
Republik
Rezeption
Romidee
Selbstbild
Tugend
Cultuurgeschiedenis.
Het klassieke.
Receptie.
Adel.
English literature 18th century Roman influences.
Classicism Great Britain.
Littérature anglaise Influence romaine.
Classicisme (art) Grande-Bretagne.
Art 18e siècle Influence classique.
Grande-Bretagne Civilisation Influence romaine.
England Civilization 18th century.
Great Britain History Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D. Historiography.
Great Britain Civilization Roman influences.
Rome Historiography.
Angleterre Civilisation 18e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne Histoire 55 av. J.-C.-449 (Période romaine) Historiographie.
England.
Great Britain.
Rome (Empire)
Großbritannien
Römisches Reich
Great Britain Civilization 18th century Roman influences.
Great Britain History Roman period, 55 B.C.-149 A.D Historiography.
Grande-Bretagne Civilisation 18e siècle.
Rome Historiographie.
Rom.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Classical culture and the idea of Rome

Holdings:

Location: Library main 192292
Call No.: ID DA485.A9; ID:97-B3386
Status: Available