Down from Olympus: Archaeology and Philhellenism in Germany, 1750-1970 by Marchand, Suzanne L

UsedVeryGood The cover is clean but does show some wear. .

Princeton University Press, 2003-01-06. Paperback. Good.

Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.: Princeton University Press, 2003. This is a study of the rise and fall of philhellenism, the love of Greek culture, in Germany that focuses on the cultural history of classical archaeology; includes photographs and other illustrations (pictorial cover with photo of the Acropolis on the front; a bright, clean, tight copy in nearly perfect condition; in stock & available for immediate shipment from a reliable independent bookstore). Trade Paperback. As New.

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2003. Softcover. VG (light scratches to wraps; instances of rubbed edge-wear. rubbing to spine ends. remains tightly bound; likely unread). glossy black & tan pictorial wraps w/ white printing. 400 pgs w/ select bw illustrations. 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. Focusing on the history of classical archaeology, Marchand shows how the injunction to imitate Greek art, especially sculpture, was made the basis for new, state-funded cultural institutions. Tracing interactions between scholars and policymakers that made… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Paperback / softback. New. 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.

Princeton Univ Pr, 2003. Paperback. New. 424 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches.

Princeton Univ Pr, 2003. Paperback. New. 424 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches.

Princeton University Press, 2003-01-26. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!