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Turns the canonical vision of those events on its head by demonstrating how the defenders of Greek literature rather than clinging to an outmoded tradition celebrated the radically different practices of the ancient world. This title explores how the authoritative status of Greek texts allowed them to justify literary depictions of the scandalous.

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"Witty, free of jargon, and filled with an encyclopedic knowledge of sources, as well as an up-to-date view of recent literary and cultural debates, this book will shed vivid new light on this important historical controversy." (John D. Lyons, University of Virginia)"

The Shock of the Ancient Literature and History

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    Publisher: University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 4/15/2011 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780226591483, 978-0226591483
    ISBN10: 0226591484
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    Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Turns the canonical vision of those events on its head by demonstrating how the defenders of Greek literature rather than clinging to an outmoded tradition celebrated the radically different practices of the ancient world. This title explores how the authoritative status of Greek texts allowed them to justify literary depictions of the scandalous.

    Trade Review
    "Witty, free of jargon, and filled with an encyclopedic knowledge of sources, as well as an up-to-date view of recent literary and cultural debates, this book will shed vivid new light on this important historical controversy." (John D. Lyons, University of Virginia)"

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