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Book Synopsis
*A Handbook to Classical Reception in Eastern and Central Europe is the first comprehensive English ]language study of the reception of classical antiquity in Eastern and Central Europe.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations x

Notes on Contributors xii

Acknowledgments xix

Introduction 1
Zara Martirosova Torlone, Dana LaCourse Munteanu, and Dorota Dutsch

Part I Croatia 13
Neven Jovanovic ́

1 Classical Reception in Croatia: An Introduction 15
Neven Jovanovic ́

2 Pula and Split: The Early Modern Tale(s) of Two Ancient Cities 21
Jasenka Gudelj

3 Croatian Neo‐Latin Literature and Its Uses 35
Neven Jovanović

4 The First Dalmatian Humanists and the Classics: A Manuscript Perspective 46
Luka Špoljarić

5 The Swan Song of the Latin Homer 57
Petra Šoštarić

Part II Slovenia 67
Marko Marinčič

6 Classical Reception in Slovenia: An Introduction 69
Marko Marinčič

7 Collecting Roman Inscriptions Beyond the Alps: Augustinus Tyfernus 74
Marjeta Šašel Kos

8 Sta. Maria sopra Siwa: Inventing a Slavic Venus 88
Marko Marincǐ č

9 Images from Slovenian Dramatic and Theatrical Interpretations of Ancient Drama 99
Andreja N. Inkret

Part III Czech Republic 113
Jan Bažant

10 Classical Reception in the Czech Republic: An Introduction 115
Jan Bažant

11 Classical Antiquity in Czech Literature between the National Revival and the Avant‐Garde 121
Daniela Čadkova

12 The Classical Tradition and Nationalism: The Art and Architecture of Prague, 1860–1900 133
Jan Bažant

13 The Case of the Oresteia: Classical Drama on the Czech Stage, 1889–2012 146
Alena Sarkissian

Part IV Poland 159
Dorota Dutsch

14 Classical Reception in Poland: An Introduction 161
Dorota Dutsch

15 From Fictitious Letters to Celestial Revolutions: Copernicus and the Classics 166
Dorota Dutsch and Francois Zdanowicz

16 Respublica and the Language of Freedom: The Polish Experiment 179
Anna Grzesḱ owiak‐Krwawicz

17 Two Essays on Classical Reception in Poland 190
Jerzy Axer

18 Parallels between Greece and Poland in Juliusz Słowacki’s Oeuvre 207
Maria Kalinowska

Part V Hungary 223
Farkas Gabor Kiss

19 Classical Reception in Hungary: An Introduction 225
Farkas Gabor Kiss

20 Classical Reception in Sixteenth‐Century Hungarian Drama 233
Agnes Juhasz‐Ormsby

21 Truditur dies die: Reading Horace as a Political Attitude in Nineteenth‐ and Twentieth‐Century Hungary 245
Abel Tamas

22 The Shepherdess and the Myrmillo: The Sculptor Istvan Ferenczy and the Reception of Classical Antiquity in Hungary 260
Nora Veszpremi

Part VI Romania 277
Dana LaCourse Munteanu

23 Classical Reception in Romania: An Introduction 279
Radu Ardevan, Florin Berindeanu, and Ioan Piso

24 Loving Vergil, Hating Rome: Coşbuc as Translator and Poet 287
Carmen Fenechiu and Dana LaCourse Munteanu

25 Noica’s Becoming within Being and Meno’s Paradox 300
Octavian Gabor

26 Reception of the Tropaeum Traiani: Former Paths and Future Directions 312
Allison L.C. Emmerson

Part VII Bosnia‐Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro 327

Nada Zečević

27 Classical Reception in Bosnia‐Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro: An Introduction 329
Nada Zecě vić and Nenad Ristović

28 Classical Antiquity in the Franciscan Historiography of Bosnia (Eighteenth Century) 336
Nada Zečević

29 Innovative Impact of the Classical Tradition on Early Modern Serbian Literature 347
Nenad Ristovic ́

30 Classical Heritage in Serbian Lyric Poetry of the Twentieth Century: Jovan Dučić, Miloš Crnjanski, and Ivan V. Lalić 360
Ana Petković

31 The Ancient Sources of Njegoš’s Poetics 373
Darko Todorovic ́

Part VIII Bulgaria 387
Yoana Sirakova

32 Classical Reception in Bulgaria: An Introduction 389
Yoana Sirakova

33 Bulgarian Lands in Antiquity: A Melting Pot of Thracian, Greek, and Roman Culture 396
Mirena Slavova

34 In the Labyrinth of Allusions: Ancient Figures in Bulgarian Prose Fiction 411
Violeta Gerjikova

35 “Bulgarian” Orpheus between the National and the Foreign, between Antiquity and Postmodernism 423
Yoana Sirakova

36 Staging of Ancient Tragedies in Bulgaria and Their Influence on the Process of Translation and Creative Reception 437
Dorothea Tabakova

Part IX Russia 449
Judith E. Kalb

37 Classical Reception in Russia: An Introduction 451
Judith E. Kalb

38 “Men in Cases”: The Perception of Classical Schools in Prerevolutionary Russia 457
Grigory Starikovsky

39 Homer in Russia 469
Judith E. Kalb

40 Vergil in Russia: Milestones of Identity 480
Zara Martirosova Torlone

41 Russian Encounters with Classical Antiquities: Archaeology, Museums, and National Identity in the Tsarist Empire 493
Caspar Meyer

Part X Armenia and Georgia 507
Zara Martirosova Torlone

42 Armenian Culture and Classical Antiquity 509
Armen Kazaryan and Gohar Muradyan

43 Medieval Greek–Armenian Literary Relations 516
Gohar Muradyan

44 The “Classical” Trend of the Armenian Architectural School of Ani: The Greco‐Roman Model and the Conversion of Medieval Art 528
Armen Kazaryan

45 Classical Reception in Georgia: An Introduction 541
Ketevan Gurchiani

46 Greek Tragedy on the Georgian Stage in the Twentieth Century 548
Ketevan Gurchiani

Index 560

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 28/03/2017
      ISBN13: 9781118832714, 978-1118832714
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      *A Handbook to Classical Reception in Eastern and Central Europe is the first comprehensive English ]language study of the reception of classical antiquity in Eastern and Central Europe.

      Table of Contents

      List of Illustrations x

      Notes on Contributors xii

      Acknowledgments xix

      Introduction 1
      Zara Martirosova Torlone, Dana LaCourse Munteanu, and Dorota Dutsch

      Part I Croatia 13
      Neven Jovanovic ́

      1 Classical Reception in Croatia: An Introduction 15
      Neven Jovanovic ́

      2 Pula and Split: The Early Modern Tale(s) of Two Ancient Cities 21
      Jasenka Gudelj

      3 Croatian Neo‐Latin Literature and Its Uses 35
      Neven Jovanović

      4 The First Dalmatian Humanists and the Classics: A Manuscript Perspective 46
      Luka Špoljarić

      5 The Swan Song of the Latin Homer 57
      Petra Šoštarić

      Part II Slovenia 67
      Marko Marinčič

      6 Classical Reception in Slovenia: An Introduction 69
      Marko Marinčič

      7 Collecting Roman Inscriptions Beyond the Alps: Augustinus Tyfernus 74
      Marjeta Šašel Kos

      8 Sta. Maria sopra Siwa: Inventing a Slavic Venus 88
      Marko Marincǐ č

      9 Images from Slovenian Dramatic and Theatrical Interpretations of Ancient Drama 99
      Andreja N. Inkret

      Part III Czech Republic 113
      Jan Bažant

      10 Classical Reception in the Czech Republic: An Introduction 115
      Jan Bažant

      11 Classical Antiquity in Czech Literature between the National Revival and the Avant‐Garde 121
      Daniela Čadkova

      12 The Classical Tradition and Nationalism: The Art and Architecture of Prague, 1860–1900 133
      Jan Bažant

      13 The Case of the Oresteia: Classical Drama on the Czech Stage, 1889–2012 146
      Alena Sarkissian

      Part IV Poland 159
      Dorota Dutsch

      14 Classical Reception in Poland: An Introduction 161
      Dorota Dutsch

      15 From Fictitious Letters to Celestial Revolutions: Copernicus and the Classics 166
      Dorota Dutsch and Francois Zdanowicz

      16 Respublica and the Language of Freedom: The Polish Experiment 179
      Anna Grzesḱ owiak‐Krwawicz

      17 Two Essays on Classical Reception in Poland 190
      Jerzy Axer

      18 Parallels between Greece and Poland in Juliusz Słowacki’s Oeuvre 207
      Maria Kalinowska

      Part V Hungary 223
      Farkas Gabor Kiss

      19 Classical Reception in Hungary: An Introduction 225
      Farkas Gabor Kiss

      20 Classical Reception in Sixteenth‐Century Hungarian Drama 233
      Agnes Juhasz‐Ormsby

      21 Truditur dies die: Reading Horace as a Political Attitude in Nineteenth‐ and Twentieth‐Century Hungary 245
      Abel Tamas

      22 The Shepherdess and the Myrmillo: The Sculptor Istvan Ferenczy and the Reception of Classical Antiquity in Hungary 260
      Nora Veszpremi

      Part VI Romania 277
      Dana LaCourse Munteanu

      23 Classical Reception in Romania: An Introduction 279
      Radu Ardevan, Florin Berindeanu, and Ioan Piso

      24 Loving Vergil, Hating Rome: Coşbuc as Translator and Poet 287
      Carmen Fenechiu and Dana LaCourse Munteanu

      25 Noica’s Becoming within Being and Meno’s Paradox 300
      Octavian Gabor

      26 Reception of the Tropaeum Traiani: Former Paths and Future Directions 312
      Allison L.C. Emmerson

      Part VII Bosnia‐Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro 327

      Nada Zečević

      27 Classical Reception in Bosnia‐Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro: An Introduction 329
      Nada Zecě vić and Nenad Ristović

      28 Classical Antiquity in the Franciscan Historiography of Bosnia (Eighteenth Century) 336
      Nada Zečević

      29 Innovative Impact of the Classical Tradition on Early Modern Serbian Literature 347
      Nenad Ristovic ́

      30 Classical Heritage in Serbian Lyric Poetry of the Twentieth Century: Jovan Dučić, Miloš Crnjanski, and Ivan V. Lalić 360
      Ana Petković

      31 The Ancient Sources of Njegoš’s Poetics 373
      Darko Todorovic ́

      Part VIII Bulgaria 387
      Yoana Sirakova

      32 Classical Reception in Bulgaria: An Introduction 389
      Yoana Sirakova

      33 Bulgarian Lands in Antiquity: A Melting Pot of Thracian, Greek, and Roman Culture 396
      Mirena Slavova

      34 In the Labyrinth of Allusions: Ancient Figures in Bulgarian Prose Fiction 411
      Violeta Gerjikova

      35 “Bulgarian” Orpheus between the National and the Foreign, between Antiquity and Postmodernism 423
      Yoana Sirakova

      36 Staging of Ancient Tragedies in Bulgaria and Their Influence on the Process of Translation and Creative Reception 437
      Dorothea Tabakova

      Part IX Russia 449
      Judith E. Kalb

      37 Classical Reception in Russia: An Introduction 451
      Judith E. Kalb

      38 “Men in Cases”: The Perception of Classical Schools in Prerevolutionary Russia 457
      Grigory Starikovsky

      39 Homer in Russia 469
      Judith E. Kalb

      40 Vergil in Russia: Milestones of Identity 480
      Zara Martirosova Torlone

      41 Russian Encounters with Classical Antiquities: Archaeology, Museums, and National Identity in the Tsarist Empire 493
      Caspar Meyer

      Part X Armenia and Georgia 507
      Zara Martirosova Torlone

      42 Armenian Culture and Classical Antiquity 509
      Armen Kazaryan and Gohar Muradyan

      43 Medieval Greek–Armenian Literary Relations 516
      Gohar Muradyan

      44 The “Classical” Trend of the Armenian Architectural School of Ani: The Greco‐Roman Model and the Conversion of Medieval Art 528
      Armen Kazaryan

      45 Classical Reception in Georgia: An Introduction 541
      Ketevan Gurchiani

      46 Greek Tragedy on the Georgian Stage in the Twentieth Century 548
      Ketevan Gurchiani

      Index 560

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