The Golden Age of the Classics in America

The Golden Age of the Classics in America
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 9780674032644
ISBN-13 : 0674032640
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Download or read book The Golden Age of the Classics in America written by Carl J. Richard and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-23 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard explores the enshrinement of the classics in American antebellum culture. For the first time, knowledge of the classics extended beyond aristocratic males to the middle class, women, African Americans, and frontier settlers, but the Civil War led to a radical alteration of the educational system that steadily eroded their preeminence.


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