A Companion to the Classical Tradition

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

List of Figures viii

List of Maps x

Notes on Contributors xi

Introduction 1

Craig W. Kallendorf

1 Education 5

Christopher Stray

Part I: Periods 15

2 Middle Ages 17

Jan M. Ziolkowski

3 Renaissance 30

Craig W. Kallendorf

4 Baroque 44

Ingrid D. Rowland

5 Neoclassicism 57

Thomas Kaminski

6 Romanticism 72

Bruce Graver

7 Victorian 87

Norman Vance

8 Modernism 101

Kenneth Haynes

Part II: Places 115

9 Africa 117

William J. Dominik

10 Central-Eastern Europe 132

Jerzy Axer with the assistance of Katarzyna Tomaszuk

11 France 156

Philip Ford

12 Germany and German-Speaking Europe 169

Volker Riedel

13 Iberian Peninsula 192

Luisa López Grigera

14 Italy 208

David Marsh

15 Latin America 222

Andrew Laird

16 Low Countries 237

Gilbert Tournoy

17 Scandinavia 252

Minna Skafte Jensen

18 United Kingdom 265

Richard Jenkyns

19 United States 279

Ward Briggs

Part III: Contemporary Themes 295

20 Reception 297

Charles Martindale

21 Postcolonial Studies 312

Lorna Hardwick

22 Gender and Sexuality 328

Alastair J. L. Blanshard

23 Fascism 342

Katie Fleming

24 Psychology 355

Fabio Stok

25 Modern and Postmodern Art and Architecture 371

Gail Levin

26 Film 393

Karl Galinsky

Bibliography 408

Index 471

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. Over the last two decades the interest in reception studies has escalated significantly, offering a new sophistication to the scholarly investigation of the classical tradition, and new insight on its evolution through modern scholarship. Comprising 26 newly commissioned essays from an international team of experts, A Companion to the Classical Tradition accommodates the pressing need for an up-to-date introduction and overview for this booming field.

The Companion is divided into three sections: a chronological survey, from the Middle Ages to the modern era; a geographical survey, including Latin America, Africa, and Central-Eastern Europe as well as Western Europe and the US; and a group of topics ranging from post-colonialism to gender construction that illustrate the intersection of the classical tradition with contemporary theory. "I have hugely enjoyed reading this book. I have read every single chapter and learned an enormous amount … I welcome this volume most warmly."
(Translation and Literature, Autumn 2008)

“An ambitious and valuable volume … Highly recommended.”
(Choice)