The Classical Tradition: Art, Literature, Thought presents an authoritative, coherent and wide-ranging guide to the afterlife of Greco-Roman antiquity in later Western cultures and a ground-breaking reinterpretation of large aspects of Western culture as a whole from a classical perspective. Features a unique combination of chronological range, cultural scope, coherent argument, and unified analysis Written in a lively, engaging, and elegant manner Presents an innovative overview of the afterlife of antiquity Crosses disciplinary boundaries to make new sense of a rich variety of material, rarely brought together Fully illustrated with a mix of color and black & white images

The Classical Tradition: Art, Literature, Thought presents an authoritative, coherent and wide-ranging guide to the afterlife of Greco-Roman antiquity in later Western cultures and a ground-breaking reinterpretation of large aspects of Western culture as a whole from a classical perspective.* Features a unique combination of chronological range, cultural scope, coherent argument, and unified analysis* Written in a lively, engaging, and elegant manner* Presents an innovative overview of the afterlife of antiquity* Crosses disciplinary boundaries to make new sense of a rich variety of material, rarely brought together* Fully illustrated with a mix of color and black & white images

List of Figures viiList of Plates viiiPrologue ixAcknowledgements xiiiPart I Overview 1
1 The Classical Tradition and the Scope of Our Book 3
2 Mapping the Field 10
3 Eras 15
4 Sustaining the Tradition: Classics and Education 32
5 Authority and Authorities 52
6 Masters of Knowledge 61
7 Models of Style 69
8 Beacons of Morality 79
9 Love Guides 87
10 Special Relationships 98
11 The Visual Arts: Contexts and Connections 102
12 Popular Culture and Its Problematics 119
13 Languages and Language 137
14 Modes of Engagement 166
15 Translation 173
16 Science and Sensibility 199
17 Looking at the Past 224
18 The Classical Tradition - and the Rest 241Part II Archetypes 249
19 Preface 251
20 The Dome 253
21 The Hero 263
22 Word-Genres 276Part III The Imaginary 287
23 Preface 289
24 Myth 292
25 The City: Rome 306
26 Forms of Government 322
27 The Order of Things 331Part IV Making a Difference 341
28 Preface 343
29 Originators 346
30 Points of Departure 358
31 Ideas and Action 375Part V Contrasts and Comparisons 391
32 Preface 393
33 Painting 394
34 Political Thought 402
35 Poetry 411Epilogue 428Bibliography 432Index 475