Homeric Receptions Across Generic and Cultural Contexts Contributor(s): Efstathiou, Athanasios (Editor), Karamanou, Ioanna (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3110477831 ISBN-13: 9783110477832 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
Series: Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.90 lbs) 505 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This collective volume provides a fresh perspective on Homeric reception through a methodologically focused, interdisciplinary investigation of the transformations of Homeric epic within varying generic and cultural contexts. It explores how various aspects of Homeric poetics appeal and can be mapped on to a diversity of contexts under different socio-historical, intellectual, literary and artistic conditions. The volume brings together internationally acclaimed scholars and acute young researchers in the fields of classics and reception studies, yielding insight into the varied strategies and ideological forces that define Homeric reception in literature, scholarship and the performing arts (theatre, film and music) and shape the 'horizon of expectations' of readers and audience. This collection also showcases that the wide-ranging 'migration' of Homeric material through time and across place holds significant cultural power, being instrumental in the construction of new cultural identities. The volume is of particular interest to scholars in the fields of classics, reception and cultural studies and the performing arts, as well as to readers fascinated by ancient literature and its cultural transformations. |
Contributor Bio(s): Efstathiou, Athanasios: - Athanasios Efstathiou, Ionian University, Corfu; Ioanna Karamanou, University of the Peloponnese, Nafplio, Greece. |