The Buried Life of Things: How Objects Made History in Nineteenth-Century Britain
Author:   Simon Goldhill (University of Cambridge)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
ISBN:  

9781107087484


Pages:   268
Publication Date:   18 December 2014
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Our Price $129.35 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

The Buried Life of Things: How Objects Made History in Nineteenth-Century Britain


Add your own review!

Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Simon Goldhill (University of Cambridge)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.30cm
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9781107087484


ISBN 10:   1107087481
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   18 December 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

Introduction: the buried life of things; 1. A writer's things: Edward Bulwer Lytton and the archaeological gaze; 2. When things matter: religion and the physical world; 3. Imperial landscapes, the biblical gaze, and techniques of the photo album: capturing the real in Jerusalem and the holy land; 4. Building history: a mandate coda; 5. Restoration; Coda: a final dig; Bibliography.

Reviews

Author Information

Simon Goldhill is Professor of Greek, University of Cambridge; John Harvard Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Cambridge; Director of the Cambridge Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities; Fellow of King's College, Cambridge; and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His internationally award-winning books include Jerusalem, City of Longing (2008), Victorian Culture and Classical Antiquity (2011) and Sophocles and the Language of Tragedy (2012).

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

MRG2025CC

 

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
 Shopping cart
Mailing List

 

Sign up now