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Classics and the Uses of Reception
Martindale
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Description for Classics and the Uses of Reception
Hardback. This landmark collection presents a wide variety of viewpoints on the value and role of reception theory within the modern discipline of classics. A pioneering collection, looking at the role reception theory plays, or could play, within the modern discipline of classics. Emphasizes theoretical aspects of reception. Editor(s): Martindale, Charles; Thomas, Richard F. Series: Classical Receptions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 768.
This landmark collection presents a wide variety of viewpoints on the value and role of reception theory within the modern discipline of classics.
This landmark collection presents a wide variety of viewpoints on the value and role of reception theory within the modern discipline of classics.
- A pioneering collection, looking at the role reception theory plays, or could play, within the modern discipline of classics.
- Emphasizes theoretical aspects of reception.
- Written by a wide range of contributors from young scholars to established figures, from Europe, the UK and the USA.
- Draws on material from many different fields, from translation studies to the visual arts, and from politics to performance.
- Sets the agenda for classics in the future.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Classical Receptions
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405131469
SKU
V9781405131469
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99-50
About Martindale
Charles Martindale is Professor of Latin at the University of Bristol He has written extensively on the reception of classical poetry. In addition to the theoretical Redeeming the Text: Latin Poetry and the Hermeneutics of Reception (1993), he has edited or coedited collections on the receptions of Virgil, Horace, and Ovid, as well as Shakespeare and the Classics (2004). His ... Read more
Reviews for Classics and the Uses of Reception
?Classics has a particular stake in critical thought that addresses the problem of our (as classicists and readers) historical alienation from the texts we read.? (Classics Journal Online, September 2009) "There is much of great value scattered throughout the volume." (The Classical Review, 2008) "This collection of essays, a volume in the Classical Reception Series edited by ... Read more