Feeling and classical philology: knowing antiquity in german scholarship, 1770–1920
Auteur :
Güthenke, Constanze
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107104235
Date de publication :
5 mars 2020
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,8 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
470 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.