A companion to classical receptions / / edited by Lorna Hardwick and Christopher Stray

• Pubblicazione: Malden, Mass., : Blackwell, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (560 p.)
• Disciplina: 880.09
• Soggetto topico: Classical literature - History and criticism
• Persona (resp. second.): HardwickLorna; StrayChristopher
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: part. 1. Reception within antiquity and beyond -- part. 2. Transmission, acculturation and critique -- part. 3. Translation -- part. 4. Theory and practice -- part. 5. Performing arts -- part. 6. Film -- part. 7. Cultural politics -- part. 8. Changing contexts -- part. 9. Reflection and critique.
• Sommario/riassunto: Examining the profusion of ways in which the arts, culture, and thought of Greece and Rome have been transmitted, interpreted, adapted and used, A Companion to Classical Receptions explores the impact of this phenomenon on both ancient and later societies.Provides a comprehensive introduction and overview of classical reception - the interpretation of classical art, culture, and thought in later centuries, and the fastest growing area in classicsBrings together 34 essays by an international group of contributors focused on ancient and modern reception concepts and practices<
• Titolo autorizzato: Companion to classical receptions
• ISBN: 1-78268-682-7; 1-282-34199-5; 9786612341991; 1-4051-8508-2; 0-470-69650-8; 0-470-69575-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996441544103316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Blackwell companions to the ancient world. . -Literature and culture.