A companion to the classical tradition
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A companion to the classical tradition
（Blackwell companions to the ancient world, . Literature and culture）
Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
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"A John Wiley & Son, Ltd., publication"
Includes bibliographical references (p. [408]-470) and index
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Description
A Companion to the Classical Tradition accommodates the pressing need for an up-to-date introduction and overview of the growing field of reception studies.
A comprehensive introduction and overview of the classical tradition - the interpretation of classical texts in later centuries
Comprises 26 newly commissioned essays from an international team of experts
Divided into three sections: a chronological survey, a geographical survey, and a section illustrating the connections between the classical tradition and contemporary theory
Table of Contents
List of Figures viii
List of Maps x
Notes on Contributors xi
Introduction 1
Craig W. Kallendorf
1 Education 5
Christopher Stray
Part I: Periods 15
2 Middle Ages 17
Jan M. Ziolkowski
3 Renaissance 30
Craig W. Kallendorf
4 Baroque 44
Ingrid D. Rowland
5 Neoclassicism 57
Thomas Kaminski
6 Romanticism 72
Bruce Graver
7 Victorian 87
Norman Vance
8 Modernism 101
Kenneth Haynes
Part II: Places 115
9 Africa 117
William J. Dominik
10 Central-Eastern Europe 132
Jerzy Axer with the assistance of Katarzyna Tomaszuk
11 France 156
Philip Ford
12 Germany and German-Speaking Europe 169
Volker Riedel
13 Iberian Peninsula 192
Luisa Lopez Grigera
14 Italy 208
David Marsh
15 Latin America 222
Andrew Laird
16 Low Countries 237
Gilbert Tournoy
17 Scandinavia 252
Minna Skafte Jensen
18 United Kingdom 265
Richard Jenkyns
19 United States 279
Ward Briggs
Part III: Contemporary Themes 295
20 Reception 297
Charles Martindale
21 Postcolonial Studies 312
Lorna Hardwick
22 Gender and Sexuality 328
Alastair J. L. Blanshard
23 Fascism 342
Katie Fleming
24 Psychology 355
Fabio Stok
25 Modern and Postmodern Art and Architecture 371
Gail Levin
26 Film 393
Karl Galinsky
Bibliography 408
Index 471
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