China from the Ruins of Athens and Rome
China from the Ruins of Athens and Rome

Author: Chris Murray

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2020-07-16

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 0198767013

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Fascinated and often baffled by China, Anglophone writers have turned to classics to provide interpretative paradigms and narrative shape to inform their understanding. This volume reveals key insights into British cosmopolitanism, which sought its bearings in the ancient past in encounters with Qing Dynasty China.

The Ruins of the Most Beautiful Monuments of Greece
The Ruins of the Most Beautiful Monuments of Greece

Author: David Le Roy

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 9780892366699

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The striking engravings of Julien-David Le Roy's The Ruins of the Most Beautiful Monuments of Greece (1758) first revealed the architectural wonders of ancient Athens to the West. Part architectural theory, part archaeological report, part travelogue, the greatly expanded edition of 1770 -- here translated into English -- is entirely original in its understanding of the spirit of classical Greek architecture and in its influence on the direction of contemporary architectural creation. Book jacket.

Love among the Ruins
Love among the Ruins

Author: Victoria Wohl

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2009-02-09

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 1400825296

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Classical Athenian literature often speaks of democratic politics in sexual terms. Citizens are urged to become lovers of the polis, and politicians claim to be lovers of the people. Victoria Wohl argues that this was no dead metaphor. Exploring the intersection between eros and politics in democratic Athens, Wohl traces the private desires aroused by public ideology and the political consequences of citizens' most intimate longings. Love among the Ruins analyzes the civic fantasies that lay beneath (but not necessarily parallel to) Athens's political ideology. It shows how desire can disrupt politics and provides a deeper--at times disturbing--insight into the democratic unconscious of ancient Athens. The Athenians imagined the perfect citizen as a noble and manly lover. But this icon conceals a multitude of other possible figures: sexy tyrants, potent pathics, and seductive perverts. Through critical re-readings of canonical texts, Wohl investigates these fantasies, which seem so antithetical to Athens's manifest ideals. She examines the interrelation of patriotism and narcissism, the trope of politics as prostitution, the elite suspicion of political pleasure, and the status of perversion within Athens's sexual and political norms. She also discusses the morbid drive that propelled Athenian imperialism, as well as democratic Athens's paradoxical fascination with the joys of tyranny. Drawing on contemporary critical theory in original ways, Wohl sketches the relationship between citizen psyche and political life to illuminate the complex, frequently contradictory passions that structure democracy, ancient and modern.

The Ruins of Athens
The Ruins of Athens

Author: George Hill

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2016-05-22

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781358450624

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The Ruins Of Athens, A Dramatic Masque, Adapted [from The Orig. By A.f.f. Von Kotzebue]
The Ruins Of Athens, A Dramatic Masque, Adapted [from The Orig. By A.f.f. Von Kotzebue]

Author: William Bartholomew

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781021232663

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This translation of Kotzebue's classic play provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of eighteenth-century German drama. The story, which centers around the fall of the ancient city of Athens, combines elements of tragedy, romance, and political commentary to create a work that is both entertaining and thought-provoking. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.