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Childhood and the Classics: Britain and America, 1850-1965 - Classical Presences Murnaghan, Sheila (Alfred Reginald Allen Memorial Professor of Greek, Alfred Reginald Allen Memorial Professor of Greek, University of Pennsylvania)
Childhood and the Classics: Britain and America, 1850-1965 - Classical Presences
Murnaghan, Sheila (Alfred Reginald Allen Memorial Professor of Greek, Alfred Reginald Allen Memorial Professor of Greek, University of Pennsylvania)
The dissemination of classical material to children has long been a major form of popularization with far-reaching effects. This volume explores the reception of classical antiquity in childhood from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries in Britain and the United States, focusing on myth and historical fiction in particular.
352 pages, 17 black-and-white illustrations and 8 colour plates
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 22, 2018 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199583478 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 362 |
| Dimensions | 223 × 148 × 30 mm · 582 g |
| Language | English |