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The Cynics: The Cynic Movement in Antiquity and Its Legacy
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Description for The Cynics: The Cynic Movement in Antiquity and Its Legacy
Paperback. This collection of essays examines the tradition associated with the ancient Cynics. The contributors to this volume - classicists, comparatists and philosophers - draw on a variety of methodologies to explore the ethical, social and cultural practices inspired by the Cynics. Editor(s): Branham, R. Bracht; Goulet-Caze, Marie-Odile. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 465 pages, 10 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
This collection of essays--the first of its kind in English--brings together the work of an international group of scholars examining the entire tradition associated with the ancient Cynics. The essays give a history of the movement as well as a state-of-the-art account of the literary, philosophical and cultural significance of Cynicism from antiquity to the present. Arguably the most original and influential branch of the Socratic tradition, Cynicism has become the focus of renewed scholarly interest in recent years, thanks to the work of Sloterdijk, Foucault, and Bakhtin, among others. The contributors to this volume--classicists, comparatists, and philosophers--draw on a ... Read more
This collection of essays--the first of its kind in English--brings together the work of an international group of scholars examining the entire tradition associated with the ancient Cynics. The essays give a history of the movement as well as a state-of-the-art account of the literary, philosophical and cultural significance of Cynicism from antiquity to the present. Arguably the most original and influential branch of the Socratic tradition, Cynicism has become the focus of renewed scholarly interest in recent years, thanks to the work of Sloterdijk, Foucault, and Bakhtin, among others. The contributors to this volume--classicists, comparatists, and philosophers--draw on a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
465
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Series
Hellenistic Culture and Society
Condition
New
Weight
743g
Number of Pages
465
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520216457
SKU
V9780520216457
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About Branham
R. Bracht Branham is Associate Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at Emory University. Marie-Odile Goulet-Caze is Director of Research at the C.N.R.S., Paris.
Reviews for The Cynics: The Cynic Movement in Antiquity and Its Legacy
An indispensable book....a major achievement. The Cynics is the new basic tool on Cynicism from its beginning to the present day; everyone working in the field will start here.
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