Introduction 1. The Classical Conditioning of the Founders 2. Symbolism 3. Models 4. Antimodels 5. Mixed Government and Classical Pastoralism 6. Philosophy 7. The Myth of Classical Decline Conclusion Notes Index
Carl J. Richard is Professor of History, University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
An admirable book… Richard has done an impressive amount of
scholarly detective work.
*Wall Street Journal*
A detailed and fascinating exposition of the classical traditions
that gave the United States’s founding generation so many political
models and ideas.
*Washington Post Book World*
This is a well-conceived, solidly researched, and ably argued book
about the influence of the classics in the the political thought of
the founding fathers… This work will be required reading for
historians interested in the ideological origins of the American
republic. It makes a significant contribution to our understanding
of the intellectual complexities of the period.
*The Historian*
Richard’s study offers intriguing glimpses into the minds of the
founders through the lens of their classical learning, and the
volume fairly bursts with engaging testimony… The force of the
book’s revelations and the charm of its matter win the day.
*Religious Studies Review*
An admirable book... Richard has done an impressive amount of
scholarly detective work. -- Roger Kimball * Wall Street Journal
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A detailed and fascinating exposition of the classical traditions
that gave the United States's founding generation so many political
models and ideas. -- Mortimer Sellers * Washington Post Book World
*
This is a well-conceived, solidly researched, and ably argued book
about the influence of the classics in the the political thought of
the founding fathers... This work will be required reading for
historians interested in the ideological origins of the American
republic. It makes a significant contribution to our understanding
of the intellectual complexities of the period. -- Frank Ninkovich
* The Historian *
Richard's study offers intriguing glimpses into the minds of the
founders through the lens of their classical learning, and the
volume fairly bursts with engaging testimony... The force of the
book's revelations and the charm of its matter win the day. -- D.
M. Hooley * Religious Studies Review *
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