A Companion to Classical Receptions - Hardwick
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From antiquity to the present, Greek and Roman literature, drama, myths, ideas and art have influenced every aspect of human achievement. Examining the profusion of ways in which the arts, culture and thought of Greece and Rome have been transmitted, interpreted, adapted and used, this volume explores the impact of this phenomenon on both ancient and later societies. A Companion to Classical Receptions is a comprehensive guide to the field that combines close readings of key receptions with wider contextualization and discussion. The volume brings together essays on ancient and modern…mehr

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From antiquity to the present, Greek and Roman literature, drama, myths, ideas and art have influenced every aspect of human achievement. Examining the profusion of ways in which the arts, culture and thought of Greece and Rome have been transmitted, interpreted, adapted and used, this volume explores the impact of this phenomenon on both ancient and later societies. A Companion to Classical Receptions is a comprehensive guide to the field that combines close readings of key receptions with wider contextualization and discussion. The volume brings together essays on ancient and modern reception concepts and practices, and focuses on key turning points and areas of convergence and divergence. Contributors explore the impact of Greek and Roman culture worldwide, including discussions of new research on Arabic literature, South African drama, the history of photography and contemporary ethics. The book challenges readers to reassess their assumptions about both the ancient and the modern world, and reveals the vitality of classical culture and its centrality to modern debates.
Autorenporträt
Lorna Hardwick is Professor of Classical Studies and Director of the Reception of Classical Texts Research Project at the Open University. Her publications on Greek cultural history and its reception in modern theatre and literature include Translating Words, Translating Cultures (2000), New Surveys in the Classics: Reception Studies (2003) and (co-edited with Carol Gillespie) Classics in Post-colonial Worlds (2007). Christopher Stray is Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Wales, Swansea. He is the author of Classics Transformed: Schools Universities, and Society in England 1830-1960 (1998), and editor of The Owl of Minerva (2005), Classical Books (2007) and Remaking the Classics (2007).
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"It is impossible in a short review to do justice to everysingle contribution of this multifaceted volume. One of the manyattractive features of this collection is that it offers not onlyinnovative essays about the reception and translation of the mostread authors of antiquity ... but also expands the horizon ofthe reception studies by introducing into the discussionuntraditional themes and providing original approaches to theconcepts frequently discussed in the context of reception."(The Classical Outlook, Fall 2008)

"This volume is an essential introduction to reception studiesfor both school and university students ... .Written in anaccessible and engaging manner with useful sections for furtherreading." (Journal of Classics Teaching, Autumn 2008)

"...importantly, this volume exemplifies the recent boom inreception studies, and its potential to critique our subject andmethodology." (Greece and Rome, Vol 55 No. 2 2008)

"The scale of this enterprise is such that the completecollection will compete with established reference works ...and should prove useful." (Scholia Reviews, 2008)

"Hardwick and Stray's Companion pushes lingering worries aboutelitism and irrelevance right off the table. Companion offers boldreasons to treat classical studies as the cosmopolitan glue of thepostmodern world. The book sparkles with the excitement that makesA Companion to Classical Receptions such an eye-opening delight."(Times Literary Supplement, October 2008)

"Bursting-at-the-seams ... An eye-opening delight."(Times Literary Supplement)

"A spectacular volume from the massive series of 'BlackwellCompanions to the Ancient World' ... The editors have pulled ina wider splay of trades and topics than any of their companions'companions or their own now mushrooming rivals can boast." (BrynMawr Classical Review)

"There is sufficient careful scholarship, critical analysis, andcontextualisation in this collection to warrant the claim that itprovides a sophisticated and far-ranging overview of thisburgeoning and dynamic field." (Scholia)…mehr