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Gordon, Arthur Ernest was born on October 7, 1902 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Arthur Ernest and Susan Esther (Porter) Gordon.
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"A complex and important book .... a challenging and sophisticated contribution to critical studies of the sister arts. It originates from a thoroughly considered grasp of the imaginative possibilities of the analogy between architecture and literature, and it boldly brings an innovative critical method to bear upon a neglected subject." --Modern Language Quarterly "Fascinating . . Frank's main interest does not lie in tracking down and neatly labeling every appearance of significant architecture in these writers' works. What concerns her is that they all seem to find in architecture, rather than in painting or music, the most satisfying and fruitful analogy for literary creation and for the refined consciousness of the literary artist. . . . There is considerable truth in this book." --Pater Newsletter "Frank's bold hypotheses about these works, her striking juxtapositions--including her epigraphs for the many beautiful illustrations in this handsome book--and her sense of the architectural connotations of words and the implications of spatial metaphors all generate many creative insights. The result is an important, pioneering work." --Comparative Literature "As the subtitle admits, it's a venture in the direction of a tradition, and its ideas aren't arrivals but itineraries, not conclusive formulations but alluring possibilities, invitations to extrapolation. Of its very nature such a project is bound to seem teasing and incomplete; yet it justifies itself by provoking thought in those who read it." --Times Literary Supplement "Brilliant. . . The tour is not easy, for it requires patience and concentration, but it is one well worth taking." --Archetype
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This is a much-needed textbook for students of epigraphy and an up-to-date reference work for scholars. Central to the work are its photos. Professor Gordon presents 100 Latin inscriptions arranged in chronological order and illustrated by the best available photographs. The inscriptions, which range in date from the sixth century B.C. to A.D. 525, are collated with standard texts and are accompanied by translations and full annotation. They are preceded by an original introduction dealing with important aspects of Latin epigraphy and followed by several appendices on such special topics as Roman numerals. The photographs of these inscriptions reveal the close relationship between Latin inscriptions and our present-day type fonts by way of the humanistic hand of fifteenth-centry European scholars. This book will be of interest not only to students and scholars of epigraphy but to those interested in the history of typography as well.
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Gordon, Arthur Ernest was born on October 7, 1902 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Arthur Ernest and Susan Esther (Porter) Gordon.
Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth College, 1923; student, American Academy in Rome, 1923-1925; Doctor of Philosophy in Latin (Johnston scholar), Johns Hopkins, 1929.
Instructor Latin, Dartmouth College, 1925-1927;
student assistant, Johns Hopkins University, 1927-1928;
instructor Latin, Western Reserve U., summer 1928;
associate professor Latin, ancient history, U. Vermont, 1929-1930;
assistant professor to professor Latin, University of California at Berkeley, 1930-1970;
professor emeritus, University of California at Berkeley, 1970-1989;
department chairman classics, University of California at Berkeley, 1953-1959. Professor classical languages Ashland (Ohio) College, 1970. Professor classics Ohio State University, 1971.
Senior research fellow classical studies American Academy, Rome, 1948-1949.
( This is a much-needed textbook for students of epigraph...)
( "A complex and important book .... a challenging and so...)
Member 2d International Congress Greek and Latin Epigraphy, Paris, 1952. Member American Philological Association, Philological Association Pacific Coast (president 1952), California Classical Association, International Association for Greek and Latin Epigraphy, Fondation Hardt pour L'étude de L'antiquité classique, Vandoeuvres/Geneva. Clubs: Faculty (Berkeley).
Married Maddalena Belloni, September 15, 1924. 1 child, Paola (Mistress Paola Zinnecker). Married Joyce A. Stiefbold, June 11, 1937.