The Victorians & Ancient Rome

by Norman Vance

THE VICTORIANS & ANCIENT ROME Norman Vance has written the first full-length study of the impact on Victorian Britain of the history and literature of ancient Rome. His comprehensive account shows how not only scholars and poets but also engineers, soldiers, scientists and politicians gained inspiration from the writing, theory and practice of their Roman predecessors. The Roman theme is traced in nineteenth-century painting and music as well as literature...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631180761
• ISBN13: 9780631180760
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.7"