Greek Studies in England 1700-1830
Cambridge University Press, 11/21/2014
EAN 9781107452633, ISBN10: 1107452635
Paperback, 262 pages, 21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm
Language: English
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.
1. Introduction
2. Greek in education. The schools
3. Greek in education. The universities
4. Greek in Scotland
5. Greek scholarship, 1700–80
6. Porson and his contemporaries
7. Greek scholarship from Porson to 1830
8. Greek history
9. Greek philosophy
10. Greek poetry. Homer
11. Greek poetry. Drama and lyric
12. The poets and Greece
13. Archaeology and travel in Greece, 1700–1800
14. Archaeology and travel in Greece, 1800–30
15. Architecture. The Grecian revival
Appendix 1. Noncomformist education
Appendix 2. Greek accents and the pronunciation of Greek
Appendix 3. Elmsley's 'thefts' from Porson
Appendix 4. List of Greek scholars who flourished between 1700 and 1830
Appendix 5. List of translations from Greek authors published between 1700 and 1830
Index.