04217nam 2200637 450 991013706950332120161229000000.00-472-12196-010.3998/mpub.8785930(CKB)3710000000835890(EBL)4717250(MiAaPQ)EBC4717250(OCoLC)957345218(MdBmJHUP)muse54289(MiU)10.3998/mpub.8785930(EXLCZ)99371000000083589020160701d2016 ub 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierTraces of the past classics between history and archaeology /Karen BassiAnn Arbor :University of Michigan Press,[2016]1 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-472-11992-3 Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-225) and index.Introduction: Seeing the Past -- The Landscape of the Past in Hesiod's Theogony -- The Hypothetical Past and the Achaean Wall in the Iliad -- Blinded by Time : The Past "As If" in the Odyssey -- "Up to My Time" : The Fading of the Past in Herodotus' Histories -- Tragedy Vanishes : Reading the Past in Aristophanes' Frogs -- Epilogue: Reading the Past."What are we doing when we walk into an archaeological museum or onto an archaeological site? What do the objects and features we encounter in these unique places mean and, more specifically, how do they convey to us something about the beliefs and activities of formerly living humans? In short, how do visible remains and ruins in the present give meaning to the human past? Karen Bassi addresses these questions through detailed close readings of canonical works spanning the archaic to the classical periods of ancient Greek culture, showing how the past is constituted in descriptions of what narrators and characters see in their present context. She introduces the term protoarchaeological to refer to narratives that navigate the gap between linguistic representation and empirical observation--between words and things--in accessing and giving meaning to the past. Such narratives invite readers to view the past as a receding visual field and, in the process, to cross the disciplinary boundaries that divide literature, history, and archaeology. Aimed at classicists, literary scholars, ancient historians, cultural historians, and archaeological theorists, the book combines three areas of research: time as a feature of narrative structure in literary theory; the concept of 'the past itself' in the philosophy of history; and the ontological status of material objects in archaeological theory. Each of five central chapters explores how specific protoarchaeological narratives--from the fate of Zeus' stone in Hesiod's Theogony to the contest between words and objects in Aristophanes' Frogs--both expose and attempt to bridge this gap. Throughout, the book serves as a response to Herodotus' task in writing the Histories, namely, to ensure that 'the past deeds of men do not fade with time'"--Provided by publisher.Archaeology and historyClassical antiquitiesClassical literatureHistory and criticismGreek literatureHistory and criticismHistoryPhilosophyArchaeologyPhilosophyMaterial culturePhilosophyLiteraturePhilosophyArchaeology and history.Classical antiquities.Classical literatureHistory and criticism.Greek literatureHistory and criticism.HistoryPhilosophy.ArchaeologyPhilosophy.Material culturePhilosophy.LiteraturePhilosophy.930.1HIS002010bisacshBassi Karen1124394Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan)MiUMiUBOOK9910137069503321Traces of the past2895577UNINA