{"product_id":"the-classical-tradition-9781405155502","title":"The Classical Tradition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e ''Reorganizes the field and challenges our preconceptions in both familiar areas and in disciplines that are not usually treated in studies on the classical tradition. A must read.''\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eCraig Kallendorf,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eTexas A\u0026amp;M University\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e''An exciting read: energetic, considered, sparklingly written. One gets the feeling that all angles have been properly covered. An ambitious project brilliantly realized.'' \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- Matthew Bell,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eKing''s College London\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e''The authors have pulled off the seemingly impossible task of fusing their three voices into a single, urgently argued discourse, and for that reason among many others, this will be a wonderful book to read and to use, for all kinds of readers.''\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- Terence Cave,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSt John''s College, Oxford\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e''I found the text very readable and I particularly enjoyed the post-postmodernist take on many issues. It is hugely stimulating and intriguing throughout.''          \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Plates viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Overview 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§1 The Classical Tradition and the Scope of Our Book 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§2 Mapping the Field 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§3 Eras 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§4 Sustaining the Tradition: Classics and Education 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§5 Authority and Authorities 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§6 Masters of Knowledge 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§7 Models of Style 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§8 Beacons of Morality 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§9 Love Guides 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§10 Special Relationships 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§11 The Visual Arts: Contexts and Connections 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§12 Popular Culture and Its Problematics 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§13 Languages and Language 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§14 Modes of Engagement 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§15 Translation 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§16 Science and Sensibility 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§17 Looking at the Past 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§18 The Classical Tradition – and the Rest 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Archetypes 249\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§19 Preface 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§20 The Dome 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§21 The Hero 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§22 Word-Genres 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Imaginary 287\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§23 Preface 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§24 Myth 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§25 The City: Rome 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§26 Forms of Government 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§27 The Order of Things 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Making a Difference 341\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§28 Preface 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§29 Originators 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§30 Points of Departure 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§31 Ideas and Action 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Contrasts and Comparisons 391\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§32 Preface 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§33 Painting 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§34 Political Thought 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e§35 Poetry 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 428\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 432\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 475\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529333317975,"sku":"9781405155502","price":32.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405155502.jpg?v=1731875208","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-classical-tradition-9781405155502","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}