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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... thought inspired - Ion shuns the other , the need for knowledge , at his peril . The dramatic scenario is here the simplest : two characters meeting by chance some- where in Athens . Socrates is initially cast as the host ( ' Welcome ...
... thought inspired - Ion shuns the other , the need for knowledge , at his peril . The dramatic scenario is here the simplest : two characters meeting by chance some- where in Athens . Socrates is initially cast as the host ( ' Welcome ...
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... thought , from its relation to a real or imagined past , but from its relation to current social , political , and moral values that it helps to legitimate ( Settis 2004 : 104 ) . In other words , the ' classical ' is ideological . An ...
... thought , from its relation to a real or imagined past , but from its relation to current social , political , and moral values that it helps to legitimate ( Settis 2004 : 104 ) . In other words , the ' classical ' is ideological . An ...
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... Thought of the People of Persia . Received during Twelve Months ' Residence in that Country in the Years 1887-1888 by EGB . With a Memoir by Sir E. Denison Ross . Cambridge . Brunt , A. 1993. Studies in Greek History and Thought ...
... Thought of the People of Persia . Received during Twelve Months ' Residence in that Country in the Years 1887-1888 by EGB . With a Memoir by Sir E. Denison Ross . Cambridge . Brunt , A. 1993. Studies in Greek History and Thought ...
Contents
Reception and Tradition | 13 |
The Ancient Reception of Homer | 26 |
Achaemenid Persia Ancient | 50 |
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