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Who Needs Greek? Contests in the Cultural History of Hellenism

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Who Needs Greek? is an interdisciplinary study of arguments on what ancient Greece has meant to western culture from the ancient world to today. The battles between artists and literary critics, historians and journalists, politicians and scholars, are often violent, hilarious, and always passionate. This cutting-edge cultural history ranges from ancient Greece via the Renaissance to modern opera, and treats a central question of culture in a way which will intrigue academics as well as a more general audience.

Language: English

Pages: 336

Format: Paperback

Release: March 25, 2002

ISBN 13: 9780521011761

Who Needs Greek? Contests in the Cultural History of Hellenism

0/5 ( ratings)

Who Needs Greek? is an interdisciplinary study of arguments on what ancient Greece has meant to western culture from the ancient world to today. The battles between artists and literary critics, historians and journalists, politicians and scholars, are often violent, hilarious, and always passionate. This cutting-edge cultural history ranges from ancient Greece via the Renaissance to modern opera, and treats a central question of culture in a way which will intrigue academics as well as a more general audience.

Language: English

Pages: 336

Format: Paperback

Release: March 25, 2002

ISBN 13: 9780521011761

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