Observations Upon a Treatise, Entitled a Description of the Plain of Troy, by Monsieur Le Chevalier (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Observations Upon a Treatise, Entitled a Description of the Plain of Troy, by Monsieur Le Chevalier R. Dalzel, the Tranflator and Editor of the defcripl tion, gives the Author Mr. Le chevalier a very ex cellent character, as being difiinguifhed by the variety of lair Knowledge, tbe vivacity of lais Conwrfation, ana' tba agreaele nefi of bis Manners: of which I make no doubt: And we may prefume, that the Perfon mull be blefi with the fame Knowledge and happy attainments, who could draw fo fair 3; Picture. But thefe learned Gentlemen fhould have confidered, ' that, however they may have been gifted with Knowledge, and with accuracy equal to that Knowledge, yet miftakes will fometimes happen and they fhould ibew the greatefl; candour and moderation to others, that the like return may be made to them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.













Troy, Carthage and the Victorians


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Playful, popular visions of Troy and Carthage, backdrops to the Iliad and Aeneid's epic narratives, shine the spotlight on antiquity's starring role in nineteenth-century culture. This is the story of how these ruined cities inspired bold reconstructions of the Trojan War and its aftermath, how archaeological discoveries in the Troad and North Africa sparked dramatic debates, and how their ruins were exploited to conceptualise problematic relationships between past, present and future. Rachel Bryant Davies breaks new ground in the afterlife of classical antiquity by revealing more complex and less constrained interaction with classical knowledge across a broader social spectrum than yet understood, drawing upon methodological developments from disciplines such as history of science and theatre history in order to do so. She also develops a thorough critical framework for understanding classical burlesque and engages in in-depth analysis of a toy-theatre production.




Troy


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