ISBN10: 0674035720, ISBN13: 9780674035720, [publisher: Belknap Press, Cambridge, Mass.] Hardcover Hardcover. How do we get from the polis to the police? Or from Odysseus' sirens to an ambulance's? The legacy of ancient Greece and Rome has been imitated, resisted, misunderstood, and reworked by every culture that followed. In this volume, some five hundred articles by a wide range of scholars investigate the afterlife of this rich heritage in the fields of literature, philosophy, art, architecture, history, politics, religion, and science. Arranged alphabetically from Academy to Zoology, the essays - designed and written to serve scholars, students, and the general reader alike - show how the Classical tradition has shaped human endeavors from art to government, mathematics to medicine, drama to urban planning, legal theory to popular culture. At once authoritative and accessible, learned and entertaining, comprehensive and surprising, and accompanied by an extensive selection of illustrations, this guide illuminates the vitality of the Classical tradition that still surrounds us today. The legacy of ancient Greece and Rome has been imitated, resisted, misunderstood, and reworked by every culture that followed. This book features some 500 articles by a range of scholars, that investigate the afterlife of this rich heritage in the fields of literature, philosophy, art, architecture, history, politics, religion, and science. Shipping may be from our UK ...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts Belknap Press 2010 First Edition Hardcover Fine in Fine jacket 4to-over 9æ"-12" tall. Hardcover, large quarto bound in blue cloth, lettered in silver on spine, in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 1, 067 pages. Bibliographical References, Index. Illustrated with color and black and white photographs. First edition. A collection, arranged alphabetically, of nearly 500 articles describing the continued influences of the classical Greek and Roman worlds on everyday modern life. Vestiges of classical influence are examined in the fields of literature, philosophy, art architecture, history, politics, religion and science-from the origin of academy to the reason why the scientific study of animals is labeled zoology. An encyclopedic tome, both scholarly and highly entertaining. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as new. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. A very large, heavy volume, Priority and International orders will require additional postage.

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Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press, Date: 2010. hardcover. Like New/Like New. 8x2x10. Cambridge, 2010; blue cloth covered boards; minimal shelf wear; glossy illustrated jacket with mild wear; 4to,9 3/4" to 12" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 1067 pages. Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book. 2010. Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press ISBN 0674035720 9780674035720 [US]

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Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Date: 2010 4to (27 cm), 1088 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. From the blurb: "How do we get from the polis to the police? Or from Odysseus’s sirens to an ambulance's? The legacy of ancient Greece and Rome has been imitated, resisted, misunderstood, and reworked by every culture that followed. In this volume, some five hundred articles by a wide range of scholars investigate the afterlife of this rich heritage in the fields of literature, philosophy, art, architecture, history, politics, religion, and science. Arranged alphabetically from Academy to Zoology, the essays - designed and written to serve scholars, students, and the general reader alike - show how the Classical tradition has shaped human endeavors from art to government, mathematics to medicine, drama to urban planning, legal theory to popular culture. At once authoritative and accessible, learned and entertaining, comprehensive and surprising, and accompanied by an extensive selection of illustrations, this guide illuminates the vitality of the Classical tradition that still surrounds us today." 2010. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press ISBN 0674035720 9780674035720 [PL]

Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University, Date: 2010. Hardcover. Fine/Good+ with original price sticker to back of dj and general edge wear to dj.. Dutch blue cloth/boards with silver lettering. Color-illus. dj with blue lettering on white spine. 1067 pp. with 165 color illus. Heavy and will require a bit of extra postage. "Arranged alphabetically from Academy to Zoology, the essays show how the Classical tradition has shaped human endeavors from art to government, mathematics to medicine, drama to urban planning, legal theory to popular culture. Accompanied by an extensive of illustrations, the guide illuminates the vitality of the Classical tradition that still surrounds us today. 2010. The Belknap Press of Harvard University ISBN 0674035720 9780674035720 [US]

Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Belknap Press, Date: 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First Edition/First Printing. Includes Index And List Of Contributers. The Book Is Bound In Blue Cloth Over Boards With Silver Lettering On The Spine. The Text Block Is Slightly Sagged Because Of The Weight. The Unclipped Jacket Has Light Wear But No Chips Or Tears. 2010. Belknap Press ISBN 0674035720 9780674035720 [US]

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USA: The Belknap Press, Date: 2010. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Type: Book N.B. Small plain label to front paste down. Slight rubbing to head of D/J spine. 2010. The Belknap Press ISBN 0674035720 9780674035720 [GB]

Belknap Press 2010 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Fine in Fine dust jacket 0674035720. Tght square unmarked book in glossy dust jacket. A massive resource; 8.5 X 2.75 X 10.5 inches; 1088 pages; From Academy to Zoology, Aristotle and the Argonauts to Pegasus and Persia, The Classical Tradition looks at facts and adages, people, places, and ideas to reveal how the Classical tradition has shaped human endeavors from government to medicine, drama to urban planning, legal theory to popular culture. At once authoritative and accessible, learned and entertaining, it illuminates the vitality of these enduring influences.

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Cambridge Belknap Press 2010 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 1088 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color. Harvard University Press Reference Library.

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