American Arcadia: California and the Classical Tradition

Name: American Arcadia: California and the Classical Tradition
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ISBN: 9780190256517

ISBN-10: 0190256516

ISBN-13: 9780190256517

Edition: 2016

Authors: Peter J. Holliday

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Discussing the influence of the classics on America is nothing new; indeed, classical antiquity could be considered second only to Christianity as a force in modeling America's national identity. What has never been explored until now, however, is how, from the very first, Californians--a community with enough clout to dictate their own boundaries and admit themselves to the Union without going through the required territorial stages--actively chose to visually and culturally craft their new world using the rhetoric of classical antiquity.Through a vivid exploration of material culture, literature, and architecture, American Arcadia offers a tour of California's development as a…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2016
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Binding: Cloth Text
Pages: 432
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.640
Language: English