Feeling and classical philology: knowing antiquity in german scholarship, 1770–1920
Auteur :
Güthenke, Constanze
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107504295
Date de publication :
19 mai 2022
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,1 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
370 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
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.