{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-classical-tradition-isbn-9781444334166","title":"A Companion to the Classical Tradition","description":"\u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Classical Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e accommodates the pressing need for an up-to-date introduction and overview of the growing field of reception studies.  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eA comprehensive introduction and overview of the classical tradition - the interpretation of classical texts in later centuries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprises 26 newly commissioned essays from an international team of experts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDivided into three sections: a chronological survey, a geographical survey, and a section illustrating the connections between the classical tradition and contemporary theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Maps x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCraig W. Kallendorf\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Education 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Stray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Periods 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Middle Ages 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJan M. Ziolkowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Renaissance 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCraig W. Kallendorf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Baroque 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngrid D. Rowland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Neoclassicism 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Kaminski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Romanticism 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBruce Graver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Victorian 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorman Vance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Modernism 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKenneth Haynes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Places 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Africa 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam J. Dominik\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Central-Eastern Europe 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerzy Axer with the assistance of Katarzyna Tomaszuk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 France 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Ford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Germany and German-Speaking Europe 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolker Riedel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Iberian Peninsula 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuisa López Grigera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Italy 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Marsh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Latin America 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Laird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Low Countries 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilbert Tournoy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Scandinavia 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinna Skafte Jensen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 United Kingdom 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Jenkyns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 United States 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWard Briggs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Contemporary Themes 295\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Reception 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Martindale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Postcolonial Studies 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLorna Hardwick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Gender and Sexuality 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlastair J. L. Blanshard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Fascism 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatie Fleming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Psychology 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFabio Stok\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Modern and Postmodern Art and Architecture 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGail Levin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Film 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKarl Galinsky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 471\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eCraig W. Kallendorf\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English and Classics at Texas A\u0026amp;M University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn Praise of Aeneas\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), \u003ci\u003eVirgil and the Myth of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), and \u003ci\u003eThe Other Virgil\u003c\/i\u003e (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, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Classical Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e accommodates the pressing need for an up-to-date introduction and overview for this booming field.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eTranslation and Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, Autumn 2008)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “An ambitious and valuable volume … Highly recommended.”\u003cbr\u003e (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e)","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988618756325,"sku":"NP9781444334166","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444334166.jpg?v=1761780995","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-companion-to-the-classical-tradition-isbn-9781444334166","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}