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Classical Taste in the Architectural World of Thomas Jefferson
Engelsk
Bogcover for Classical Taste in the Architectural World of Thomas Jefferson af Alley Marie Jordan, 9781350428508
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
224
ISBN-13:
9781350428508
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
1350428507
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
10 jul 2025
Størrelse i cm:
23,6 x 15,6 x 1,8
Oplagsdato:
10 jul 2025
Forfatter(e):

Classical Taste in the Architectural World of Thomas Jefferson

Engelsk
Hardback 2025
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Reaching beyond politics and law, this book focuses on Thomas Jefferson as an aesthetic classicist.

Jefferson embraced the influence of antiquity through his adoption of classical architecture in his Virginia residences, in order to establish Rome as an ancestor to America. In a time of significant political and cultural change, he aligned himself with a Greco-Romano legacy that represented knowledge, power and art. Alley Marie Jordan studies the architectural and landscape spaces of Jefferson’s classical taste, which include the villas of Monticello and Poplar Forest, as well as the University of Virginia. An examination of these places exposes his deeply entrenched views of the importance of classics in Virginia, and reveals them as expressions of admiration of classical antiquity.

Seeking to uncover an underexplored side of his character, Jordan deconstructs his identity through a classical lens and illustrates his influence on American culture, as well as his desire to reform it via the classics. By dislodging Jefferson from American politics, this study redefines his worldview and motivations for inventing an American virtue based on Horace’s utile dulci. Although his participation in acquiring classical taste was not unique for his time, he did accomplish a unique aim with classicism: the blending of the American landscape with classical culture to create a ‘new’ American virtue.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
224
ISBN-13:
9781350428508
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
1350428507
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
10 jul 2025
Størrelse i cm:
23,6 x 15,6 x 1,8
Oplagsdato:
10 jul 2025
Forfatter(e):
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