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Book SynopsisFraming Classical Reception Studies contains a representative number of analytic and synthetic contributions by scholars from diverse parts of the field of Classical Reception Studies. Together, they afford a synoptic view and typology of an extremely large and continuously diversifying discipline. Attentive to questions such as what, by whom, in what contexts and to what ends Classics have functioned and are functioning in our culture, all contributors ask themselves from what conceptual or disciplinary frame they approach the reception of the cultures of classical Greek and Roman antiquity. Within this questioning format, the book also contains suggestions for future agendas of research, and forcefully argues for the political, cultural and cognitive relevance of classical receptions in the Academy.
Trade Review"Il faut redire l’excellente impression que nous laisse la lecture de cet ouvrage, dans lequel les articles sont accessibles et peu jargonneux. Les quelques images en couleur sont les bienvenues et les exemples développés au fil des chapitres sont assez originaux compte-tenu des publications antécédentes sur le même sujet. Les « cadres » analytiques très riches et les enjeux posés par les éditeurs sont largement respectés, et de manière convaincante." - Mathieu Scapin, in: Anabases. Traditions et Réceptions de l'Antiquité 29.10.2021 "'Insgesamt liefert der Band aber einen sehr anregenden Überblick über die neuste Forschung zum Thema; nützlich ist auch der ausführliche kommentierte Abschnitt mit weiterführender Literatur am Ende jedes Beitrags." - Balbina Bäbler, in: Sehepunkte. Rezensionsjournal für die Geschichtswissenschaften 02.2022
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors Framing Classical Reception Studies: Introduction Maarten De Pourcq, Nathalie de Haan and David Rijser Framing Reception Aspirations and Mantras in Classical Reception Research: Can There Really Be Dialogue between Ancient and Modern? Lorna Hardwick Familiarity and Recognition: Towards a New Vocabulary for Classical Reception Studies Clare Foster Of Mice and Manuscripts: Literary Reception and the Material Text Fran Middleton Approaching Classical Reception through the Frame of Social Class Edith Hall and Henry Stead Cases, Contexts and Frames Classical Reception in Medieval Preaching: Pyramus and Thisbe in Three Fifteenth-Century Sermons Pietro Delcorno Rutilius Namatianus’ De reditu suo: the Anthropology of Reception Piet Gerbrandy Comenius: the New Tityrus of Leibniz (G.W. Leibniz, In Johannem Amosum Comenium) Cecilia Pavarani Innocence Framed: Classical Myth as a Strategic Tool in Jacob Duym’s Nassausche Perseus (1606) Jeroen Jansen Nepos and Suetonius Meet the Early Modern Period: Some Observations on Transformations of Ancient Biographical Literature in Humanist Editions and Commentaries Ronny Kaiser Framing Humanist Visions of Rome: Heritage Construction in Latin Literature Susanna de Beer Translation as Classical Reception: ‘Transcreative’ Rhythmic Translations in Brazil Rodrigo Tadeu Gonçalves and Guilherme Gontijo Flores Breaking Bad as Mirror of Medea: a Case for Comparative Reception Koen Vacano Epilogue: Nothing to Do with Oedipus? Towards New Roles for Classics David Rijser
