The Culture of Classicism: Ancient Greece and Rome in American Intellectual Life, 1780-1910 cup and saucer Overturning the widely held belief

Overturning the widely held belief that classical learning and political ideals were relevant only to men

never believing until too late that a civil war would ever truly come to pass

and her trigger-happy aunt

A young officer struggles to maintain his principles as Robert E

The Culture of Classicism: Ancient Greece and Rome in American Intellectual Life, 1780-1910 cup and saucer Overturning the widely held beliefby Caroline Winterer Winner of the New Scholars Book Award from the American Educational Research Association Debates continue to rage over whether American university students should be required to master a common core of knowledge. In The Culture of Classicism: Ancient Greece and Rome in American Intellectual Life, 17801910, Caroline Winterer traces the emergence of the classical model that became standard in the American curriculum in the