| Classics and Colonialism Contributor(s): Goff, Barbara (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0715633112 ISBN-13: 9780715633113 Publisher: Bristol Classical Press OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2005 Annotation: This collection of well-focussed essays is the first to examine explicitly the role played by the literature and culture of classical antiquity in the various discourses that established, maintained or undermined the British empire. Drawing on reception studies and postcolonial studies, the contributors investigate topics such as the intersections among nineteenth- and twentieth-century theories of the Greek, Romanand British empires, the place of neo-classical poetry and classical education in the Caribbean, and adaptations of Greek drama by postcolonial writers in Africa and elsewhere. A substantial introduction discusses the role of classics within the British Empire: why it should compel our attention and how it might provide fruitful ground for further enquiry. The emphasis throughout is on the diverse ways in which theclassical tradition has been used both by those who identified themselves with imperialist goals and by those engaged in struggle against imperialism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 880.935 |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.12" W x 9.22" (0.62 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy - Cultural Region - Greece - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of well-focussed essays is the first to examine explicitly the role played by the literature and culture of classical antiquity in the various discourses that established, maintained or undermined the British empire. Drawing on reception studies and postcolonial studies, the contributors investigate topics such as the intersections among nineteenth- and twentieth-century theories of the Greek, Roman and British empires, the place of neo-classical poetry and classical education in the Caribbean, and adaptations of Greek drama by postcolonial writers in Africa and elsewhere. There is a substantial introduction that discusses the role of classics within the British empire, why it should compel our attention and how it might provide fruitful ground for further enquiry. The emphasis throughout is on the diverse ways in which the classical tradition has been used both by those who identified themselves with imperialist goals and by those engaged in struggle against imperialism. |