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...
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...
This survey of recent work on Herodotus, Thucydides, and Polybius focuses on new developments in the study of Greek historiography and synthesises some of the most important research from the last thirty years. There is a detailed treatment of each writer, with an emphasis on analysis of the historians' sources, their narrative methods, and their use of speeches. Also examined are the structure and themes of each man's work, together with consideration of the way each historian employs characterisation. The book provides a full bibliography of recent work done mainly (but not exclusively) in...
This survey of recent work on Herodotus, Thucydides, and Polybius focuses on new developments in the study of Greek historiography and synthesises som...
The first volume of Paths to Contemporary French Literature offered a critical panorama of over fifty French writers and poets. With this second volume, John Taylor--an American writer and critic who has lived in France for the past thirty years--continues this ambitious and critically acclaimed project.
Praised for his independence, curiosity, intimate knowledge of European literature, and his sharp reader's eye, John Taylor is a writer-critic who is naturally skeptical of literary fashions, overnight reputations, and readymade academic categories. Charting the paths that...
The first volume of Paths to Contemporary French Literature offered a critical panorama of over fifty French writers and poets. With this ...
This is a short, illustrated introduction to the field of Roman art history. It explores in particular portraiture, public monuments, funerary art, domestic art, and later Roman art. It not only introduces the material, but also offers a critical overview of the range of approaches adopted by Roman art historians.
This is a short, illustrated introduction to the field of Roman art history. It explores in particular portraiture, public monuments, funerary art, do...
