Antiquity matters / Frederic Raphael.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raphael, Frederic, 1931- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Classical.

Physical Description:

xiv, 362 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]

Summary:

Tackling a broad range of topics, from the presumed superiority of democracy to the momentum behind today's gay rights movement, the author presents an often daringly heterodox view of the Greek and Roman world that will provoke, surprise, and, at the same time, entertain readers. He shows how the interplay of fiction and reality, rhetorical aspiration and practical cunning, is threaded through modern culture.

Contents:

Introduction

Antiquity matters

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780300215373

0300215371

OCLC:

978291320