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The Image of Antiquity: Ancient Britain and the Romantic Imagination

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Published for The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
This book is the first to examine the ways in which 18th- & 19th-century British artists portrayed the archaic past. Sam Smiles argues that ancient Britain was variously seen as a noble epoch of wisdom & patriotism or as a period of savagery & barbarism, & that these representations changed over time to suit current political fashions & changing ideas of national identity.

Language: English

Pages: 262

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Yale University Press (New Haven, CT)

Release: September 10, 1994

ISBN: 0300058144

ISBN 13: 9780300058147

The Image of Antiquity: Ancient Britain and the Romantic Imagination

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Published for The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
This book is the first to examine the ways in which 18th- & 19th-century British artists portrayed the archaic past. Sam Smiles argues that ancient Britain was variously seen as a noble epoch of wisdom & patriotism or as a period of savagery & barbarism, & that these representations changed over time to suit current political fashions & changing ideas of national identity.

Language: English

Pages: 262

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Yale University Press (New Haven, CT)

Release: September 10, 1994

ISBN: 0300058144

ISBN 13: 9780300058147

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