Classics in the Modern World

Classics in the Modern World
Author: Lorna Hardwick
Publisher: Classical Presences
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2013-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199673926

Classics in the Modern World explores the features and implications of a 'democratic turn' in modern perceptions of the ancient world. Exploring the relationship between Greek and Roman ways of thinking and modern definitions of democratic practices and approaches, it enables a wider re-evaluation of the role of classics in the modern world.