By Richard Nordquist. Definition: The attitude or belief that one variety of a language is superior to others and should be promoted as such. An ardent promoter of prescriptivism is called a prescriptivist or stickler.A key aspect of traditional grammar, prescriptivism is characterized by a concern for good, proper, or correct usage.he attitude or belief that one variety of a language is superior to others and should be promoted as such. An ardent promoter of prescriptivism is called a prescriptivist or stickler.
Classical antiquity (also the classical era, classical period or classical age) is a term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, collectively known as the Greco-Roman world.
The Archaic period (ca. 800-500 BC) was the formative era of Greek art, while the Classical period (ca. 500-330 BC) was the culminating age. The history of large-scale sculpture in Europe essentially begins with ancient Greece; only a handful of large sculpted works were produced by earlier cultures.he four most renowned Greek sculptors all lived during the Classical age. One of these sculptors (Phidias) is remembered primarily for architectural sculpture, while the other three (Myron, Polyclitus, and Praxiteles) mainly produced statues.