| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Archaeological Lives
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Archaeological lives.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
The Life and Works of Robert Wood (1717-1771) commemorates the Irish classicist and traveller on the 250th anniversary of his death and provides the general reader with a source book for the fascinating life and career of a much-neglected figure in the realm of Irish eighteenth-century travels and antiquarianism. |
| Contents |
List of Figures ; Foreword ; Acknowledgements ; Dedication ; Introduction ; Eighteenth-Century British Travellers in the East ; A British Extension of the Grand Tour ; Motives for Undertaking the Eastern Voyage ; Eighteenth-Century Interest in the East ; The Role of Learned Societies and Academies ; The Sources ; Part 1: Primary Sources as Evidence for Wood's Eastern Travels ; Part 2: Literary Sources Available to Robert Wood Prior to His First Eastern Voyage (1742-1743) ; Part 3: Literary Sources Available to Robert Wood for His Second Eastern Voyage (1750-1751) ; Biographical Account of Robert Wood ; Early Life ; Education ; First Grand Tour and Eastern Voyage (1738-1743) ; Third Grand Tour and Eastern Voyage (1749-1751) ; Third Grand Tour as Tutor to the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater (1754-1755) ; Wood Settles in London ; Death and Posthumous Matters ; Ruins of Palmyra (1753) ; Physical Description, Structure, Publication and Price of the Book ; Preface ; Immediate Reception of the Book ; Narrative ; Explanation of the Plates ; Ruins of Balbec (1757) ; Physical Description, Structure, Publication and Price of the Book ; Preface ; Immediate Reception of the Book ; Narrative ; Explanation of the Plates ; The Original Genius of Homer (1775) ; Development of the Book ; Physical Description and Structure of the Book ; Publication and Price of the Book ; Preface ; Immediate Reception of the Book ; Narrative ; Conclusion ; Brief Analysis of the Essay ; A Comparative View of the Ancient and Present State of the Troade ; Illustrations and Map ; Brief Analysis of the Comparative View ; Conclusion: The Legacy of Robert Wood ; Translations and Further Editions of Robert Wood's Books ; Portraits of Wood ; Wood's Contribution to the Study of Classical Literature ; Wood's Contribution to Architectural Drawing in Late Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Europe ; The Cultural Significance of Wood's Work on Building Design ; Epilogue ; Bibliography ; Index. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Wood, Robert, 1717?-1771.
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Wood, Robert, 1717?-1771. |
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Wood, Robert, 1717?-1771 -- Travel.
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Travel. |
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Classicists -- Ireland -- Biography.
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Classicists. |
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Ireland. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Classical Greek & Roman archaeology. |
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Classic travel writing. |
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Autobiography: science, technology & medicine. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Mulvin, Lynda, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 1803271760 9781803271767 (OCoLC)1290429546 |
| ISBN |
1803271779 electronic book |
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9781803271774 (electronic book) |
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1803271760 |
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9781803271767 |
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