Victorian Culture and Classical Antiquity: Art, Opera, Fiction, and the Proclamation of Modernity

by Simon Goldhill

How did the Victorians engage with the ancient world? Victorian Culture and Classical Antiquity is a brilliant exploration of how the ancient worlds of Greece and Rome influenced Victorian culture. Through Victorian art, opera, and novels, Simon Goldhill examines how sexuality and desire, the politics of culture, and the role of religion in society were considered and debated through the Victorian obsession with antiquity.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691149844
• ISBN13: 9780691149844
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.3"