Marginal Comment, which attracted keen and widespread interest on its original publication in 1994, is the remarkable memoir of one of the most distinguished classical scholars of the modern era. Its author, Sir Kenneth Dover, whose academic publications included the pathbreaking book Greek Homosexuality (1978, reissued by Bloomsbury in 2016), conceived of it as an 'experimental' autobiography - ruthlessly candid in retracing the full range of the author's experiences, both private and public, and unflinching in its attempt to analyse the entanglements between the life of the mind and the life…mehr
Marginal Comment, which attracted keen and widespread interest on its original publication in 1994, is the remarkable memoir of one of the most distinguished classical scholars of the modern era. Its author, Sir Kenneth Dover, whose academic publications included the pathbreaking book Greek Homosexuality (1978, reissued by Bloomsbury in 2016), conceived of it as an 'experimental' autobiography - ruthlessly candid in retracing the full range of the author's experiences, both private and public, and unflinching in its attempt to analyse the entanglements between the life of the mind and the life of the body. Dover's distinguished career involved not only an influential series of writings about the ancient Greeks but also a number of prominent positions of leadership, including the presidencies of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and the British Academy. It was in those positions that he became involved in several high-profile controversies, including the blocking of an honorary degree for Margaret Thatcher from Oxford University, and a bitter debate in the British Academy over the fellowship of Anthony Blunt after his exposure as a former Soviet spy. This edition of Marginal Comment is much more than a reissue: it includes an introduction which frames the book in relation to its author's life and work, as well as annotations based in part on materials originally excluded by Dover but left in his personal papers on this death. Now newly available, the memoir provides not only the self-portrait of an exceptional individual but a rich case-study in the intersections between an intellectual life and its social contexts.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Sir Kenneth Dover was Professor Emeritus of Greek at the University of St Andrews and President of Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford, UK. Among his many publications are Greek Homosexuality (reissued with forewords, Bloomsbury, 2016). Christopher Stray is Honorary Research Fellow, University of Swansea, and Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Classics, University of London, UK. He is a leading authority on the history of classical scholarship. His publications include Remaking the Classics: Literature, Genre and Media in Britain, 1800-2000 (Bloomsbury 2007) A.E. Housman: Classical Scholar (Bloomsbury, 2009) and Classical Dictionaries: Past, Present and Future (Bloomsbury, 2010). Stephen Halliwell is Professor of Greek at the University of St Andrews, UK. He is the author of The Poetics of Aristotle: Translation and Commentary (Bloomsbury, 1987) and Greek Laughter: A Study of Cultural Psychology from Homer to Early Christianity (2008).
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List of Figures Editorial Foreword Introduction: The Conception and Reception of Marginal Comment (Stephen Halliwell) Preface Acknowledgements 1. On Autobiography 2. Forebears 3. Escape Routes 1920-1932 4. Body and Soul 1926-1934 5. Exotica 1933- 6. Reconstitution 1935-1936 7. Transition 1936-1940 8. Intermission 1940-1945 9. Women, Children and Work 1940-1951 10. History, Comedy and Other Things 1949- 11. Migration 1951-1960 12. People and Power 1955-1966 13. Mind and Body 1958- 14. Plato and After 1962-1989 15. Tributaries 1962- 16. The Public 1964-1980 17. Fruition 1966-1968 18. Revolutions (Fringe) 1968-1975 19. Right and Wrong 1969-1983 20. Elevations 1970-1993 21. Dovers 1972-1982 22. College and University 1975-1986 23. Style 1977-1994 24. Excursions 1979-1984 25. The Blunt Affair 1979-1981 26. The Aston Affair 1980-1985 27. Admissions 1982-1984 28. Best Before 1983- 29. At Large 1984-1992 30. The Thatcher Affair 1985 31. A History Man 32. Epimetron 1994 Index
List of Figures Editorial Foreword Introduction: The Conception and Reception of Marginal Comment (Stephen Halliwell) Preface Acknowledgements 1. On Autobiography 2. Forebears 3. Escape Routes 1920-1932 4. Body and Soul 1926-1934 5. Exotica 1933- 6. Reconstitution 1935-1936 7. Transition 1936-1940 8. Intermission 1940-1945 9. Women, Children and Work 1940-1951 10. History, Comedy and Other Things 1949- 11. Migration 1951-1960 12. People and Power 1955-1966 13. Mind and Body 1958- 14. Plato and After 1962-1989 15. Tributaries 1962- 16. The Public 1964-1980 17. Fruition 1966-1968 18. Revolutions (Fringe) 1968-1975 19. Right and Wrong 1969-1983 20. Elevations 1970-1993 21. Dovers 1972-1982 22. College and University 1975-1986 23. Style 1977-1994 24. Excursions 1979-1984 25. The Blunt Affair 1979-1981 26. The Aston Affair 1980-1985 27. Admissions 1982-1984 28. Best Before 1983- 29. At Large 1984-1992 30. The Thatcher Affair 1985 31. A History Man 32. Epimetron 1994 Index
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