Classics And The Uses Of Reception

This landmark collection looks at the role reception plays, or could play, within the modern discipline of classics, and presents a wide variety of viewpoints on its value, use, and theoretical underpinnings.

Contributions by scholars from Europe, the UK, and the USA illustrate a range of different approaches and methodological commitments, and employ material from many different fields, from translation studies to the visual arts, and from politics to performance.

The volume as a whole offers readers an enriched theoretical understanding of reception and its uses, and makes the case for reception constituting a vital part of classics in the future.

This landmark collection presents a wide variety of viewpoints on the value and role of reception theory within the modern discipline of classics.
A pioneering collection, looking at the role reception theory plays, or could play, within the modern discipline of classics.
Emphasizes theoretical aspects of reception.
Written by a wide range of contributors from young scholars to established figures, from Europe, the UK and the USA.
Draws on material from many different fields, from translation studies to the visual arts, and from politics to performance.
Sets the agenda for classics in the future.