Feeling and Classical Philology Knowing Antiquity in German Scholarship, 1770-1920 |
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| Author:
| Güthenke, Constanze |
| Series title: | Classics after Antiquity Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-50429-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 2022 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.99 |
Book Description:
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Nineteenth-century German classical philology underpins many structures of the modern humanities. This book shows how a language of love and a longing for closeness with a personified antiquity has lastingly shaped modern professional reading habits, notions of biography, and the self-image of scholars and teachers.
Nineteenth-century German classical philology underpins many structures of the modern humanities. This book shows how a language of love and a longing for closeness with a personified antiquity has lastingly shaped modern professional reading habits, notions of biography, and the self-image of scholars and teachers.