Hardwick, Lorna
(2003).
Reception Studies.
Greece and Rome: New Surveys in the Classics (33).
Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press.
Abstract
The texts, images and events of the ancient world have been used both as sources of authority and exploitation in politics, culture and society and as icons of resistance and contest. How classical culture is transplanted into new contexts, how texts are translated and performed and how Greek and Roman values are perceived and used continues to be a force in current debates. The main concepts and explanatory frameworks used in the field are introduced through chapters on reception within antiquity and case studies of more recent receptions from Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and the USA. The book will be of use to all those interested in the relationship between the arts, culture and society as well as to students and teachers of classical subjects and of literature, drama, film and comparative cultural studies.
| Item Type: |
Authored Book
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| Copyright Holders: |
2003 The Classical Association |
| ISBN: |
0-19-852865-5, 978-0-19-852865-4 |
| Extra Information: |
First published by OUP in 2003. Reprinted by CUP in 2009. No longer available on OUP. URL provided to CUP. |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Arts > Classical Studies |
| Item ID: |
23896 |
| Depositing User: |
Carol Gillespie
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| Date Deposited: |
11 Apr 2011 08:14 |
| Last Modified: |
20 Apr 2011 08:24 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/23896 |
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