Description
Playful, popular visions of ruined cities demonstrate antiquity's starring role in nineteenth-century culture, developing new models for understanding classical reception.
About the Author
Rachel Bryant Davies holds an Addison Wheeler Fellowship in Classics with the Centre for Nineteenth-Century Studies at the University of Durham and is an Early Career Associate with the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama, University of Oxford. She contributed to Cities of God (Cambridge, 2013) and is author of Victorian Epic Burlesques (forthcoming).
Reviews
'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, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Book Information
ISBN 9781107192669
Author Rachel Bryant Davies
Format Hardback
Page Count 402
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 980g
Dimensions(mm) 253mm * 180mm * 22mm