The Golden Age of the Classics in America : : Greece, Rome, and the Antebellum United States / / Carl J Richard.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Richard, Carl J,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; 1. Classical Conditioning: School, Home, and Society --; 2. Democracy --; 3. Pastoralism and Utilitarianism --; 4. Nationalism --; 5. Romanticism --; 6. Christianity --; 7. Slavery --; Epilogue --; Notes --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674054493; 9783110442205; 9783110459517; 9783110662566
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674054493
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Carl J Richard.

In a masterful study Carl Richard explores how the Greek and Roman classics became enshrined 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. The Civil War led to a radical alteration of the educational system in a way that steadily eroded the preeminence of the classics.