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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      03 March 2018
      15 March 2018
      ISBN:
      9781108131605
      9781107192669
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108131605
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.922kg, 402 Pages
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      • Subjects:
      Literature, Classical Studies, Classical Studies (General), English Literature 1830-1900
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    Literature, Classical Studies, Classical Studies (General), English Literature 1830-1900
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    Playful, popular visions of Troy and Carthage, backdrops to the Iliad and Aeneid's epic narratives, shine the spotlight on antiquity's starring role in nineteenth-century culture. This is the story of how these ruined cities inspired bold reconstructions of the Trojan War and its aftermath, how archaeological discoveries in the Troad and North Africa sparked dramatic debates, and how their ruins were exploited to conceptualise problematic relationships between past, present and future. Rachel Bryant Davies breaks new ground in the afterlife of classical antiquity by revealing more complex and less constrained interaction with classical knowledge across a broader social spectrum than yet understood, drawing upon methodological developments from disciplines such as history of science and theatre history in order to do so. She also develops a thorough critical framework for understanding classical burlesque and engages in in-depth analysis of a toy-theatre production.

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    ‘The book is learned and insightful, filled with archival discoveries and analysis of overlooked source material … makes a strong contribution to reception studies, analysis of cultural discourse in nineteenth-century Britain, and the history of popular culture …’

    Elena N. Boeck Source: Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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