Description |
x, 314 p. : ill. |
Series |
Jeffersonian America |
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Jeffersonian America.
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Note |
"This volume comprises a selection of essays presented at a conference held at the American Academy in Rome on October 13-14, 2008 ... "--Pref. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction / Peter S. Onuf and Nicholas P. Cole -- Prologue : the legacy of Rome in the American Revolution / Gordon S. Wood -- Ancients, moderns, and the progress of mankind : Thomas Jefferson's classical world / Peter S. Onuf -- Jefferson and natural morality : classical moral theory, moral sense, and rights / Michael P. Zuckert -- Classical taste at Monticello : the case of Thomas Jefferson's daughter and granddaughters / Caroline Winterer -- Jefferson's classical architecture : an American agenda / Richard Guy Wilson -- George Washington : Cincinnatus or Marcus Aurelius? / Maurie D. McInnis -- America and ancient and modern Europe / Nicholas P. Cole -- Aristotle and King Alfred in America / Peter Thompson -- Jefferson's classical silence, 1774-1776 : historical consciousness and Roman history in the revolutionary South / Eran Shalev -- Cicero and the classical republican legacy in America / Paul A. Rahe -- Pericles in America : the founding era and beyond / Jennifer T. Roberts. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Political and social views -- Congresses.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Knowledge and learning -- Congresses.
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Classicism -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Political science -- United States -- History -- 18th century -- Congresses.
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United States -- Civilization -- Classical influences -- Congresses.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Onuf, Peter S.
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Cole, Nicholas, 1978-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9780813931319 (cloth alk. paper) |
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9780813931821 (electronic bk.) |
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