Hellenism (neoclassicism)
Neoclassical Hellenism is a term introduced primarily during the European Romantic era by Johann Joachim Winckelmann.
Background
As a neoclassical movement distinct from other Roman or Greco-Roman forms of
Hellenism in the English Romantic period
In England, the so-called "second generation"
Philhellenism during the nineteenth century
In the early nineteenth century, during the Greek War of Independence, many foreign parties--including prominent Englishmen such as Lord Byron--offered zealous support for the Greek cause. This particular brand of Hellenism, pertaining to modern rather than ancient Greece, has come to be called philhellenism. Byron was perhaps the best-known philhellene; he died in Missolonghi while preparing to fight for the Greeks against the Ottoman Turks. Books like 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' feature this new Hellenism in terms of aesthetic appreciation.
Hellenism in the art and architecture of the 19th century
In art and architecture, the Greek influence saw a zenith in the early nineteenth century, following from a
Victorian period
The
Rosewater Hellenism
Rosewater Hellenism was the opprobrious term applied in the late 19th century to an over-idealised form of neoclassical writing.
Twentieth century instances of Rosewater Hellenism include some of the lesser poems of
See also
- Parnassian School
- Maillol
References
- Noah Comet, Isobel Hurst, and Yopie Prins.
- ^ See William St. Clair.
- ^ See Warren Anderson and David DeLaura.
- ^ See especially Linda Dowling.
- ^ J Richardson, A Life of Picasso (London 1991) p. 517
- ^ J Richardson, A Life of Picasso (London 1991) p. 423
- ^ J Boatwright, Shenandoah (1985) p. 505
- ^ L Mahoney, De Kooning (2011) p. 31
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