A Companion to Classical ReceptionsLorna Hardwick, Christopher Stray 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.
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... antiquity and into Byzantium , a thread whose fragility at certain times and places is frightening to contemplate . Even so , our knowledge of Greek tragedy has been severely limited by the actions of antiquity . The corpus available to ...
... antiquity and into Byzantium , a thread whose fragility at certain times and places is frightening to contemplate . Even so , our knowledge of Greek tragedy has been severely limited by the actions of antiquity . The corpus available to ...
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... antiquity ( with the exception perhaps of computer games ) occurs in a medium which existed in at least a broadly similar way in antiquity too , whereas cinema is a product only of the last century or so . When studying cinematic ...
... antiquity ( with the exception perhaps of computer games ) occurs in a medium which existed in at least a broadly similar way in antiquity too , whereas cinema is a product only of the last century or so . When studying cinematic ...
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... antiquity . And once this fact emerges , it becomes evident ( though it is really no secret ) that antiquity never really ceased to be received in antiquity . The past as we know it was at no time clear - cut , but was always only ...
... antiquity . And once this fact emerges , it becomes evident ( though it is really no secret ) that antiquity never really ceased to be received in antiquity . The past as we know it was at no time clear - cut , but was always only ...
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Reception and Tradition | 13 |
The Ancient Reception of Homer | 26 |
Achaemenid Persia Ancient | 50 |
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