Classics and National Cultures

by Susan A. Stephens

Numerous nations have in one way or another engaged with the cultures of classical Greece and Rome. What impact does the classical past have on ideas of the nation, nationhood, nationality, and what effect does the national space have on classical culture? How has classical culture been imagined in various national traditions, what importance has it had within them, and for whom? This collection of essays by an international team of experts tackles...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199212988
• ISBN13: 9780199212989
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"