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Classicism is a specific genre of philosophy, expressing itself in literature, architecture, art, and music, which has Ancient Greek and Roman sources and an emphasis on society. It was particularly expressed in the Neoclassicism [4] of the Age of Enlightenment.
Classical art has been taken as a model in later periods – medieval Romanesque architecture [82] and Enlightenment-era neoclassical literature [11] were both influenced by classical models, to take but two examples, while James Joyce's Ulysses is one of the most influential works of twentieth-century literature. [83]
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to classical studies: . Classical studies (Classics for short) – earliest branch of the humanities, which covers the languages, literature, history, art, and other cultural aspects of the ancient Mediterranean world.
Vergil leading Dante on his journey in the Inferno, an image that dramatizes the continuity of the classical tradition [1] (Dante and Vergil in Hell by Delacroix, 1823). The Western classical tradition is the reception of classical Greco-Roman antiquity by later cultures, especially the post-classical West, [2] involving texts, imagery, objects, ideas, institutions, monuments, architecture ...
Philosophy and literature involves the literary treatment of philosophers and philosophical themes (the literature of philosophy), and the philosophical treatment of issues raised by literature (the philosophy of literature). The philosophy of literature, a subset of aesthetics, examines the nature of art and the significance of verbal arts ...
Science & Education Contributions from history, philosophy, and sociology of science and mathematics; Semiotica; Sign Systems Studies; Social Philosophy Today; Social Theory and Practice; Southern Journal of Philosophy; Studia Neoaristotelica; Studia Phaenomenologica; Studies in History and Philosophy of Science; Synthese; Teaching Ethics ...
The Ptolemaic system of celestial motion as depicted in the Harmonia Macrocosmica (1661). Science in classical antiquity encompasses inquiries into the workings of the world or universe aimed at both practical goals (e.g., establishing a reliable calendar or determining how to cure a variety of illnesses) as well as more abstract investigations belonging to natural philosophy.
Classical Antiquity is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal that covers all topics pertaining to the field of classics, including Greek and Roman literature, history, archaeology, art, philosophy and philology, from the Bronze Age through Late Antiquity.