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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      28 September 2023
      12 October 2023
      ISBN:
      9781009306430
      9781009306454
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009306430
      Dimensions:
      (244 x 170 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.98kg, 472 Pages
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      • Subjects:
      Literature, Classical Studies, Classical Studies (General), English Literature 1830-1900
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    Literature, Classical Studies, Classical Studies (General), English Literature 1830-1900
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    The nineteenth century was a period in which ideas of history and time were challenged as never before. This is the first book to explore how the study of classical antiquity and the study of the Bible together formed an image of the past which became central to Victorian self-understanding. These specially commissioned, multi-disciplinary essays brilliantly reveal the richness of Victorian thinking about the past and how important these models of antiquity were in the expression of modernity. In an age of progress, cultural anxiety and cultural hope was fuelled by the shock of the old – new discoveries about the deep past, and new ways of thinking about humanity's place in history. The volume provides a rich and readable feast which will be fundamental to all those seeking a greater understanding of the Victorians, as well as of the reception of classics and the Bible.

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    ‘This beautiful and important new collection … consolidates and augments this picture of Victorian culture with fourteen essays from a range of academic fields, exploring different aspects of this foreign world and its enduring consequences for our own.’

    Charles LaPorte Source: Victorian Studies

    ‘The twelve meaty chapters that follow the editors’ helpful introduction read as if they have been slowly marinated in the intellectual riches created by the larger research project … a rich and varied collection of essays.’

    Frances Knight Source: Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society

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