Victorian Britain set out to make the ancient world its own. This is the story of how it failed. It is the story of the headmaster who bludgeoned his wife to death, then calmly sat down to his Latin. It is the story of the embittered classical prodigy who turned to gin and opium – and the virtuoso f...

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1. Verfasser:	Richardson, Edmund 1982- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2013
Schriftenreihe:	Classics after antiquity
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1800-1900 Geschichte 1837-1901 Geschichte Classicism / Great Britain / History / 19th century Klassizismus Großbritannien Great Britain / Intellectual life / 19th century Great Britain / History / 19th century / Biography Great Britain / Civilization / Greek influences Great Britain / Civilization / Roman influences Biografie
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Zusammenfassung:	Victorian Britain set out to make the ancient world its own. This is the story of how it failed. It is the story of the headmaster who bludgeoned his wife to death, then calmly sat down to his Latin. It is the story of the embittered classical prodigy who turned to gin and opium – and the virtuoso forger who fooled the greatest scholars of the age. It is a history of hope: a general who longed to be an Homeric hero, a bankrupt poet who longed to start a revolution. Victorian classicism was defined by hope – but shaped by uncertainty. Packed with forgotten characters and texts, with the roar of the burlesque-stage and the mud of the battlefield, this book offers a rich insight into nineteenth-century culture and society. It explores just how difficult it is to stake a claim on the past
Beschreibung:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xvi, 227 pages)
ISBN:	9781139208598
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781139208598