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Classical Learning in Britain, France, and the Dutch Republic, 1690-1750 - Beyond the Ancients and the Moderns (Hardcover)
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Classical Learning in Britain, France, and the Dutch Republic, 1690-1750 - Beyond the Ancients and the Moderns (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Historical Monographs
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For much of western history, the achievements of classical
antiquity were seen as unsurpassable, and works by Latin and Greek
authors were viewed as treasure troves of information still useful
for contemporary society. By the late seventeenth century, however,
the progress of scientific discoveries and the new paradigms of
rationalism and empiricism meant the authority of the ancients was
called into question. Those working on the classical past and its
literature debated new ways of defending their relevance for
society. The different approaches to classical literature defended
in these debates explain how the writings of ancient Greece and
Rome could become a vital part of eighteenth-century culture and
political thinking. Floris Verhaart analyses these
eighteenth-century debates about the value of classics, arguing
that the Enlightenment, though often seen as an age of reason and
modernity, in fact continuously sought inspiration from preceding
traditions and ages such as Renaissance humanism and classical
antiquity. The volume offers an interesting parallel with the
modern day, in which the relationship between 'experts' and the
general public has become the topic of debate and many academics,
especially in the humanities, face pressure to explain how their
work benefits society at large.
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