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Playing Hesiod: The 'Myth of the Races' in Classical Antiquity (Cambridge Classical Studies)
Helen Van Noorden
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hardcover. This book analyzes important ancient responses to Hesiod's five-part narrative of human history as keys to their broader revisions of 'Hesiod'. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 616.
This book offers a new description of the significance of Hesiod's 'myth of the races' for ancient Greek and Roman authors, showing how the most detailed responses to this story go far beyond nostalgia for a lost 'Golden' age or hope of its return. Through a series of close readings, it argues that key authors from Plato to Juvenal rewrite the story to reconstruct 'Hesiod' more broadly as predecessor in forming their own intellectual and rhetorical projects; disciplines such as philosophy, didactic poetry and satire all engage in implicit questions about 'Hesiodic' teaching. The first chapter introduces key issues; the ... Read more
This book offers a new description of the significance of Hesiod's 'myth of the races' for ancient Greek and Roman authors, showing how the most detailed responses to this story go far beyond nostalgia for a lost 'Golden' age or hope of its return. Through a series of close readings, it argues that key authors from Plato to Juvenal rewrite the story to reconstruct 'Hesiod' more broadly as predecessor in forming their own intellectual and rhetorical projects; disciplines such as philosophy, didactic poetry and satire all engage in implicit questions about 'Hesiodic' teaching. The first chapter introduces key issues; the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Classical Studies
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521760812
SKU
V9780521760812
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About Helen Van Noorden
Helen Van Noorden is Wrigley Fellow and Lecturer in Classics at Girton College, Cambridge.
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