Auld greekie: edinburgh as the athens of the north
Auteur :
Brown, Iain Gordon
Éditeur :
Fonthill Media Ltd
ISBN :
9781781558928
Date de publication :
17 nov. 2022
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 3,2 cm
Poids :
721 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In the early nineteenth century, Edinburgh (known as Auld Reekie) came to be regarded as the Athens of the North. Why was this? How was the notion invented? What were its consequences? Topography, architectural development, literary and social history are all examined in a quest to give meaning to an epithet known by many but understood by few.