The Victorians and Ancient Greece

by Richard Jenkyns

Focuses on Victorian culture, assessing the immense influence the ancient Greeks had on British classical education, the images and themes of George Eliot's writings, Christian sensibility, decorative arts, and English playing fields during the nineteenth century

Genres: History

398 pages, Paperback

First published September 5, 1980

About the author

Richard Jenkyns is emeritus Professor of the Classical Tradition and the Public Orator at the University of Oxford. His books include Virgil's Experience and Victorians and Ancient Greece, acclaimed as "masterly" by History Today.

Reviews

[Emily]

useful overall context, but wow does this man put down Elizabeth Barrett Browning (whom he always refers to as "Mrs. Browning")