{"product_id":"classical-new-york-discovering-greece-and-rome-in-gotham-hardback-9780823281022","title":"Classical New York; Discovering Greece and Rome in Gotham (Hardback) 9780823281022","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eClassical New York\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDiscovering Greece and Rome in Gotham\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eElizabeth Macaulay-Lewis (Edited by), Matthew McGowan (Edited by), Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis (Contributions by), Matthew McGowan (Contributions by), Elizabeth Bartman (Contributions by), Maryl B. Gensheimer (Contributions by), Francis Morrone (Contributions by), Margaret Malamud (Contributions by), Allyson McDavid (Contributions by), Jon Ritter (Contributions by), Jared Simard (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780823281022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 September 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 88\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.824 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the rise of New York from the capital of an upstart nation to a global metropolis, the visual language of Greek and Roman antiquity played a formative role in the development of the city's art and architecture. This compilation of essays offers a survey of diverse reinterpretations of classical forms in some of New York's most iconic buildings, public monuments, and civic spaces.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eClassical New York \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the influence of Greco-Roman thought and design from the Greek Revival of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries through the late-nineteenth-century American Renaissance and Beaux Arts period and into the twentieth century's Art Deco. At every juncture, New Yorkers looked to the classical past for knowledge and inspiration in seeking out new ways to cultivate a civic identity, to design their buildings and monuments, and to structure their public and private spaces.\u003cbr\u003e Specialists from a range of disciplines—archaeology, architectural history, art history, classics, and history— focus on how classical art and architecture are repurposed to help shape many of New York City's most evocative buildings and works of art. Federal Hall evoked the Parthenon as an architectural and democratic model; the Pantheon served as a model for the creation of Libraries at New York University and Columbia University; Pennsylvania Station derived its form from the Baths of Caracalla; and Atlas and Prometheus of Rockefeller Center recast ancient myths in a new light during the Great Depression.\u003cbr\u003e Designed to add breadth and depth to the exchange of ideas about the place and meaning of ancient Greece and Rome in our experience of New York City today, this examination of post-Revolutionary art, politics, and philosophy enriches the conversation about how we shape space—be it civic, religious, academic, theatrical, or domestic—and how we make use of that space and the objects in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface \u003c\/i\u003evii\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/i\u003e ix\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eClassical New York\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Macaulay-Lewis and Matthew McGowan\u003c\/i\u003e   1\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Custom House of 1833–42: A Greek Revival Building in Context   15\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrancis Morrone\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Imperial Metropolis   38\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMargaret Malamud\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3. \u003c\/b\u003eArchaeology versus Aesthetics: The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Classical Collection in Its Early Years   63\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Bartman\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e The Gould Memorial Library and Hall of Fame: Reinterpreting the Pantheon in the Bronx   85\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Macaulay-Lewis\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e5. \u003c\/b\u003e\"The Expression of Civic Life\": Civic Centers and the City Beautiful in New York City   114\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJon Ritter\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e6.\u003c\/b\u003e The Titans of Rockefeller Center: Prometheus and Atlas   140\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJared A. Simard\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e7. \u003c\/b\u003eRome Reborn: Old Pennsylvania Station and the Legacy of the Baths of Caracalla   161\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaryl B. Gensheimer\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e8. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Roman Bath in New York: Public Bathing, the Pursuit of Pleasure, and Monumental Delight   182\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAllyson McDavid\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e9. \u003c\/b\u003e\"In Ancient and Permanent Language\": Artful Dialogue in the Latin Inscriptions of New York City   211\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew McGowan\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eReflections \u003c\/b\u003e  235\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Macaulay-Lewis and Matthew McGowan\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGlossary   \u003c\/i\u003e239\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments   \u003c\/i\u003e243\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBibliography   \u003c\/i\u003e245\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eList of Contributors\u003c\/i\u003e   267\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Empire State Editions","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52580329947416,"sku":"9780823281022","price":59.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/classical-new-york-discovering-greece-and-rome-in-gotham-hardback-9780823281022","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}