Classics in Progress: Essays on Ancient Greece and Rome (British Academy Centenary Monographs) (Hardback)
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|Short Description for Classics in Progress The chapters in this volume range in subject matter from contemporary poets' exploitation of Greek and Latin authors, via recently discovered literature and art works, to arguments about ancient democracy and slavery, and readings of some of the poets and philosophers of antiquity.
Full description- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Published: 29 August 2002
- Format: Hardback 468 pages
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- Categories: Literary Studies: Classical, Early & Medieval | General & World History | European History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Western Philosophy: Ancient, To C 500
- ISBN 13: 9780197262702 ISBN 10: 0197262708
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Full description for Classics in Progress
The study of Greco-Roman civilisation is as exciting and innovative today as it has ever been. This intriguing collection of essays by contemporary classicists reveals new discoveries, new interpretations and new ways of exploring the experiences of the ancient world. Through one and a half millennia of literature, politics, philosophy, law, religion and art, the classical world formed the origin of western culture and thought. This book emphasises the many ways in which it continues to engage with contemporary life. Offering a wide variety of authorial style, the chapters range in subject matter from contemporary poets' exploitation of Greek and Latin authors, via newly discovered literary texts and art works, to modern arguments about ancient democracy and slavery, and close readings of the great poets and philosophers of antiquity. This engaging book reflects the current rejuvenation of classical studies and will fascinate anyone with an interest in western culture.
