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Down from Olympus: Archaeology and Philhellenism in Germany, 1750-1970
Suzanne L. Marchand
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Paperback. Argues that nineteenth-century philhellenes inherited both an elitist, normative aesthetics and an ascetic, scholarly ethos from their Romantic predecessors; German "neohumanists" promised to reconcile these intellectual commitments, and by so doing, to revitalize education and the arts. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACV; ACX; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
Since the publication of Eliza May Butler's Tyranny of Greece over Germany in 1935, the obsession of the German educated elite with the ancient Greeks has become an accepted, if severely underanalyzed, cliche. In Down from Olympus, Suzanne Marchand attempts to come to grips with German Graecophilia, not as a private passion but as an institutionally generated and preserved cultural trope. The book argues that nineteenth-century philhellenes inherited both an elitist, normative aesthetics and an ascetic, scholarly ethos from their Romantic predecessors; German "neohumanists" promised to reconcile these intellectual commitments, and by so doing, to revitalize education and the arts. ... Read more
Since the publication of Eliza May Butler's Tyranny of Greece over Germany in 1935, the obsession of the German educated elite with the ancient Greeks has become an accepted, if severely underanalyzed, cliche. In Down from Olympus, Suzanne Marchand attempts to come to grips with German Graecophilia, not as a private passion but as an institutionally generated and preserved cultural trope. The book argues that nineteenth-century philhellenes inherited both an elitist, normative aesthetics and an ascetic, scholarly ethos from their Romantic predecessors; German "neohumanists" promised to reconcile these intellectual commitments, and by so doing, to revitalize education and the arts. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
640g
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691114781
SKU
V9780691114781
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About Suzanne L. Marchand
Suzanne L. Marchand is Associate Professor of History at Louisiana State University. She is the author of numerous essays on the history of anthropology, archaeology, and classical scholarship in Germany and Austria and is the coauthor of the world history textbook "Worlds Together, Worlds Apart" (W. W. Norton).
Reviews for Down from Olympus: Archaeology and Philhellenism in Germany, 1750-1970
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1997 "Impressive... Marchand's work will fascinate historians, philosophers, literary theorists, and ... Humanists... It provides ... the definitive study of the historical decline of German 'institutional philhellenism.'"
Josef Chytry, American Historical Review "A rich and welcome contribution to German cultural history... A must-read for anyone interested in ... the history of philhellenism and archaeology ... Read more
Josef Chytry, American Historical Review "A rich and welcome contribution to German cultural history... A must-read for anyone interested in ... the history of philhellenism and archaeology ... Read more