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Author:

Winterer, Caroline, 1966-

Title:

The culture of classicism : ancient Greece and Rome in American intellectual life, 1780-1910 / Caroline Winterer.

Publisher:

Johns Hopkins University Press,

Copyright Date:

2002

Description:

x, 244 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Universities and colleges--United States--History--19th century.
Classical education--United States.
Classicism--United States.
United States--Intellectual life.
United States--Intellectual life--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-235) and index.

Summary:

Winterer argues that we cannot understand the rise of the American university or modern notions of selfhood and knowledge without an appreciation for the role of classicism in their creation.

ISBN:

9780801867996 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0801867991 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)45917014

LCCN:

2001000968

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)