Ancient Greek Literature: 9 (Cultural History of Literature) - Softcover

Whitmarsh, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0745627927 ISBN 13: 9780745627922

Verlag: Polity Press, 2004

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Book by Whitmarsh Tim

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"The book is indeed cutting edge or on the forefront of Greek literature studies and, as such, it is representative of the classics tripos at Cambridge University ... Ancient Greek Literature is an intelligent and stimulating book for undergraduates and also for scholars, who sometimes need to see again the forest for the trees. TW puts his finger nicely on the issues that matter in reading Greek literature and succeeds well in presenting this huge corpus of material succinctly in around two hundred pages. This is a precise and excellent presentation that will enrich any undergraduatea s course of study in Greek writing." Bryn Mawr Classical Review "We have long needed an up--to--date survey of Greek literature as an expression of Greek culture, and Whitmarsh has provided us with an outstanding introduction. He covers a wide range of texts, and employs the latest methods of literary and cultural analysis. His mastery of these approaches is apparent on every page, as he elegantly discusses questions of class, gender, the public versus the private sphere, oral versus written traditions, and much else." David Konstan, Brown University "Ancient Greek Literature is a scintillating discussion of the central issues and themes that cluster around literary texts. Whitmarsh's own literary style is aptly pungent, witty and probing, and his focus on texts as battlegrounds of power relationships or sites of social dispute will surely prove as provocative and challenging as it is intended to be. Among his many other original findings is his notion of the "archive": that is, the creation, from the fifth century BCE onwards, of a defined body of texts and set of institutions devoted to fostering the Greeks' sense of literature's central place in defining their identity. The chronological discussion is complemented by four thematic chapters that systematically explore the topics of cultural identity, the place allocated to women, gender issues and images of the subordinated classes of the poor and unfree." Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge

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This book offers an innovative new introduction to ancient Greek literature. The volume integrates cutting-edge cultural theory with the latest research in classical scholarship, providing a comprehensive, sophisticated and accessible account of literature from Homer to late antiquity.

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• Verlag: Polity Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0745627927
• ISBN 13: 9780745627922
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 296