Greek Studies in England 1700–1830

Greek Studies in England 1700–1830
Author: M. L. Clarke
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2014-12-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1107452635

Originally published in 1945, this book contains a history of Ancient Greek scholarship in England from 1700 until 1830. Clarke examines the influence of Greek literature and design on English thinking and architecture, including Lord Byron's views on ancient and modern Greece and Lord Elgin's controversial acquisition of the Parthenon Marbles. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Classical reception and the history of Classical education.

The Transatlantic Eco-Romanticism of Gary Snyder

The Transatlantic Eco-Romanticism of Gary Snyder
Author: Paige Tovey
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2013-12-18
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1137340150

Tracing connections between Gary Snyder and his Romantic and Transcendentalist predecessors - Wordsworth, Blake, Emerson, Whitman, and Thoreau - this study explores the tension between urbanization and overindustrialization. The dialectical relationship between Snyder and his predecessors reminds readers that nature is never a simple concept.