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The Life and Works of Robert Wood - Classicist and Traveller (1717-1771) (Paperback)
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The Life and Works of Robert Wood - Classicist and Traveller (1717-1771) (Paperback)
Series: Archaeological Lives
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The Life and Works of Robert Wood (1717-1771) commemorates the
Irish classicist and traveller on the 250th anniversary of his
death and provides the general reader with a study that can be
regarded as a source book for the fascinating life and career of a
much-neglected figure in the realm of Irish eighteenth-century
travels and antiquarianism. The book starts by setting the context
of eighteenth-century travels to the east and then examines the
primary sources emanating from Wood's own eastern voyages, as well
as the relevant literary sources available to him before, during,
and after his travels. It then provides an extensive and
much-needed biographical account of Robert Wood, with particular
reference to his Irish and English patrons, before examining the
main results of the second tour (1750-1751), namely his three
pioneering books: Ruins of Palmyra (1753), Ruins of Balbec (1757),
and The Original Genius of Homer (1775). It ends by considering the
enormous legacy of Robert Wood, in terms of the popularity of his
books; the variety and quality of portraits commissioned by his
friends and associates; his contribution to the study of classical
literature; his influence on architectural drawing in late
eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe; and the cultural
significance of his work on building design. The text also reflects
on the somewhat questionable nature of his works, in terms of the
fact that his second voyage of the east, and the entire production
of the first two books, were financed by his friend Dawkins, whose
wealth derived from a slave plantation in Jamaica.
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