Title Thomas Jefferson, the classical world, and early America / edited by Peter S. Onuf and Nicholas P. Cole

Published Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (x, 314 pages) : illustrations Series Jeffersonian America Jeffersonian America. Contents Introduction / Peter S. Onuf and Nicholas P. Cole -- Prologue : the legacy of Rome in the American Revolution / Gordon S. Wood -- Ancients, moderns, and the progress of mankind : Thomas Jefferson's classical world / Peter S. Onuf -- Jefferson and natural morality : classical moral theory, moral sense, and rights / Michael P. Zuckert -- Classical taste at Monticello : the case of Thomas Jefferson's daughter and granddaughters / Caroline Winterer -- Jefferson's classical architecture : an American agenda / Richard Guy Wilson -- George Washington : Cincinnatus or Marcus Aurelius? / Maurie D. McInnis -- America and ancient and modern Europe / Nicholas P. Cole -- Aristotle and King Alfred in America / Peter Thompson -- Jefferson's classical silence, 1774-1776 : historical consciousness and Roman history in the revolutionary South / Eran Shalev -- Cicero and the classical republican legacy in America / Paul A. Rahe -- Pericles in America : the founding era and beyond / Jennifer T. Roberts Notes "This volume comprises a selection of essays presented at a conference held at the American Academy in Rome on October 13-14, 2008 ..."--Preface Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Knowledge and learning -- Congresses. Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Political and social views -- Congresses. Classicism -- United States -- History -- 18th century. Political science -- United States -- History -- 18th century -- Congresses. United States -- Civilization -- Classical influences -- Congresses. Genre/Form Kongress Conference papers and proceedings. History. Conference papers and proceedings. Form Electronic book Author Cole, Nicholas, 1978- Onuf, Peter S. LC no. 2010051036 ISBN 0813931827 (electronic bk.) 9780813931821 (electronic bk.)

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