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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... young men had to take in Athens to avoid being corrupted by contact with the still flourishing paganism and with the distractions of the late antique city : festivals , theatrical performances and parties . ' In brief ' , he says ...
... young men had to take in Athens to avoid being corrupted by contact with the still flourishing paganism and with the distractions of the late antique city : festivals , theatrical performances and parties . ' In brief ' , he says ...
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... young JFK and the fresh young Augustus , a ready analogy ( cf. Lubin 2003 : 97 ; Kleiner 2005 : 207-8 ) . The ' golden age of poetry and power ' marks the poet's collaboration in this new and exciting national enterprise ; as in Build ...
... young JFK and the fresh young Augustus , a ready analogy ( cf. Lubin 2003 : 97 ; Kleiner 2005 : 207-8 ) . The ' golden age of poetry and power ' marks the poet's collaboration in this new and exciting national enterprise ; as in Build ...
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... young archaeologist Norbert Hanold's ' Pompeian phantasy ' as he tries to discover the origins of relief of a young girl he sees in a Roman museum ) a dif- ferent emphasis emerges . In Freud's comparison between Pompeii and the human ...
... young archaeologist Norbert Hanold's ' Pompeian phantasy ' as he tries to discover the origins of relief of a young girl he sees in a Roman museum ) a dif- ferent emphasis emerges . In Freud's comparison between Pompeii and the human ...
Contents
Reception and Tradition | 13 |
The Ancient Reception of Homer | 26 |
Achaemenid Persia Ancient | 50 |
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