| Classics and the Uses of Reception Contributor(s): Martindale, Charles (Editor), Thomas, Richard F. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1405131462 ISBN-13: 9781405131469 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $161.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: This landmark collection looks at the role reception plays, or could play, within the modern discipline of classics, and presents a wide variety of viewpoints on its value, use, and theoretical underpinnings. Contributions by scholars from Europe, the UK, and the USA illustrate a range of different approaches and methodological commitments, and employ material from many different fields, from translation studies to the visual arts, and from politics to performance. The volume as a whole offers readers an enriched theoretical understanding of reception and its uses, and makes the case for reception constituting a vital part of classics in the future. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 880.09 |
| LCCN: 2005030975 |
| Series: Classical Receptions (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 7.12" W x 9.78" (1.72 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This landmark collection presents a wide variety of viewpoints on the value and role of reception theory within the modern discipline of classics.
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