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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Publication Date
- 8/11/1995
- Country of Origin
- USA, United States
- Net Quantity/Number of Units
- 1
- Dimensions (LxWxH) - Cms
- 6.12X0.5X9.25
- ISBN-10
- 0674314263
- ISBN-13
- 9780674314269
- SKU
- SONG0674314263
- Book Title
- The Founders and the Classics: Greece, Rome, and the American Enl
- No. of Pages
- 308
- ISBN
- 9780674314269
- Publication Year
- 1995
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- The Founders and the Classics: Greece, Rome, and the American Enlightenment
- Item Height
- 235 mm
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Subject
- Government
- Item Weight
- 435 g
- Item Width
- 156 mm
- Number of Pages
- 308 Pages
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Is our Greek and Roman heritage merely allusive and illusory? Or were our founders, and so our republican beginnings, truly steeped in the stuff of antiquity? So far largely a matter of generalization and speculation, the influence of Greek and Roman authors on our American forefathers finally becomes clear in this fascinating book-the first comprehensive study of the founders' classical reading. Carl J. Richard begins by examining how eighteenth-century social institutions in general and the educational system in particular conditioned the founders to venerate the classics. He then explores the founders' various uses of classical symbolism, models, ?antimodels,? mixed government theory, pastoralism, and philosophy, revealing in detail the formative influence exerted by the classics, both directly and through the mediation of Whig and American perspectives. In this analysis, we see how the classics not only supplied the principal basis for the U.S. Constitution but also contributed to the founders' conception of human nature, their understanding of virtue, and their sense of identity and purpose within a grand universal scheme. At the same time, we learn how the classics inspired obsessive fear of conspiracies against liberty, which poisoned relations between Federalists and Republicans. The shrewd ancients who molded Western civilization still have much to teach us, Richard suggests. His account of the critical role they played in shaping our nation and our lives provides a valuable lesson in the transcendent power of the classics.
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Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-13
9780674314269
eBay Product ID (ePID)
87006759
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
308 Pages
Publication Name
The Founders and the Classics: Greece, Rome, and the American Enlightenment
Language
English
Subject
Government
Publication Year
1995
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
235 mm
Item Weight
435 g
Item Width
156 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Topic
Literature
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- s***s (2970)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseCondition excellent, as described, well packaged, dispatched promptly.Excellent communication from seller. Arrived ahead of anticipated delivery dates. ARRIVED 1st May, expectected between 24th May and 3rd June. Thank you. No import tax payable. A very pleasing experience. Would recommend this seller. A book l have been seeking to replace for 7 years after it got misplaced when moving house after bereavement.
- a***l (338)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAlthough the description details were misleading, the customer support was rather good. I ordered the 2-volume set of ‘Atlas Shrugged’, but received a single volume. It might not seem like much to others, but it’s a large book and a 2-set volume would have made it easier to read. In addition, poor packaging damaged the DJ. Anyways, after sending firm, yet precise and polite emails, the situation was promptly resolved, hence the positive feedback; and, why I would buy again from the seller. 👍
- c***r (537)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseBook as specified, rapid delivery (from USA to UK), and a reasonable price for the book. Overall, my book arrived in "ok quality" packaging. A padded "book mailer" envelope was used. However, inside, there was no other protective packaging. One small point of constructive feedback: perhaps cardboard packaging could have been implemented, as a number of competing book sellers are now implementing cardboard packaging, especially for higher price books subject to international delivery.