A Companion to the Classical Tradition

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Craig W. Kallendorf
John Wiley & Sons, 2008 M04 15 - 512 pages
A Companion to the Classical Tradition accommodates the pressing need for an up-to-date introduction and overview of the growing field of reception studies.
  • A comprehensive introduction and overview of the classical tradition - the interpretation of classical texts in later centuries
  • Comprises 26 newly commissioned essays from an international team of experts
  • Divided into three sections: a chronological survey, a geographical survey, and a section illustrating the connections between the classical tradition and contemporary theory
 

Contents

Introduction
1
1 Education
5
Part I Periods
15
Part II Places
115
Part III Contemporary Themes
295
Bibliography
408
Index
471
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About the author (2008)

Craig W. Kallendorf is Professor of English and Classics at Texas A&M University. He is the author of In Praise of Aeneas (1989), Virgil and the Myth of Venice (2000), and The Other Virgil (2007) as well as over 30 articles on the classical tradition.

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