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Book SynopsisArgues that nineteenth-century philhellenes inherited both an elitist, normative aesthetics and an ascetic, scholarly ethos from their Romantic predecessors; German "neohumanists" promised to reconcile these intellectual commitments, and by so doing, to revitalize education and the arts.
Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1997 "Impressive... Marchand's work will fascinate historians, philosophers, literary theorists, and ... Humanists... It provides ... the definitive study of the historical decline of German 'institutional philhellenism.'"--Josef Chytry, American Historical Review "A rich and welcome contribution to German cultural history... A must-read for anyone interested in ... the history of philhellenism and archaeology in Germany."--Spencer Moore, American Anthropologist "An enormously rich and stimulating book... It is a masterly study of an important chapter of the classical Greek bearings on the modern world."--Craige Champion, Classical World "Superb... A sobering book, one marked by its scholarly care and narrative brilliance."--Choice
Table of ContentsLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xv INTRODUCTION Xvii ONE The Making of a Cultural Obsession 3 TWO From Ideals to Institutions 36 THREE The Vicissitudes of Grand-Scale Archaeology 75 FOUR Trouble in Olympus 116 FIVE Excavating the Barbarian 152 SIX The Peculiarities of German Orientalism 188 SEVEN Kultur and the World War 228 EIGHT The Persistence of the Old Regime 263 NINE The Third Humanism and the Return of Romantic Aesthetics 302 TEN The Decline of Philhellenism, 1933-1970 341 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 377 INDEX 391
