Reception Studies: Greece & Rome (New Surveys in the Classics, No. 33) - Softcover

Hardwick, Lorna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198528213 ISBN 13: 9780198528210

Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, 2003

Synopsis

The texts, images and events of the ancient world have been used both as sources of authority and exploitation in politics, culture and society and as icons of resistance and contest. How classical culture is transplanted into new contexts, how texts are translated and performed and how Greek and Roman values are perceived and used continues to be a force in current debates. The main concepts and explanatory frameworks used in the field are introduced through chapters on reception within antiquity and case studies of more recent receptions from Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and the USA. The book will be of use to all those interested in the relationship between the arts, culture and society as well as to students and teachers of classical subjects and of literature, drama, film and comparative cultural studies.

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Book Description

The texts, images and events of the ancient world have been used both as sources of authority and exploitation in politics, culture and society and as icons of resistance and contest. This book introduces the main concepts used in the growing field of reception studies through chapters on reception within antiquity and case studies of more recent receptions from Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and the USA. It will be of use to students and teachers of classical subjects and of literature, drama, film and comparative cultural studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198528213
• ISBN 13: 9780198528210
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Harwick Lorna