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A new wave of research in black classicism has emerged in the 21st century that explores the role played by the classics in the larger cultural traditions of black America, Africa and the Caribbean. Addressing a gap in this scholarship, Margaret Malamud investigates why and how advocates for abolition and black civil rights (both black and white) deployed their knowledge of classical literature and history in their struggle for black liberty and equality in the United States.
African Americans boldly staked their own claims to the classical world: they deployed texts, ideas and images of...

Ancient Rome and Modern America explores the vital role the narratives and images of Rome have played in America's understanding of itself and its history.

• Places America's response to Rome in a historical context, from the Revolutionary era to the present
• Looks at portrayals of Rome in different media: writing, architecture, theatre, painting, World's Fairs and Expositions, and film
• Beautifully illustrated with over 40 high quality photographs and figures

A new wave of research in black classicism has emerged in the 21st century that explores the role played by the classics in the larger cultural traditions of black America, Africa and the Caribbean. Addressing a gap in this scholarship, Margaret Malamud investigates why and how advocates for abolition and black civil rights (both black and white) deployed their knowledge of classical literature and history in their struggle for black liberty and equality in the United States. African Americans boldly staked their own claims to the classical world: they deployed texts, ideas and images of...