The Future of the Past: Why Classical Studies still matter. Athenian Dialogues IV

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The Future of the Past

Why Classical Studies still matter. Athenian Dialogues IV

Edited by: Georgios K. Giannakis , Theodore Papanghelis and Antonios Rengakos

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2024

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Volume 173 | Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes

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This collective volume contains 27 original studies that address in a critical way the position of classical studies in the twenty-first century and its challenges, as captured in the oxymoron of the theme title ‘the future of the past’.

The relevance of classical antiquity is reflected in all aspects of modern life: the sciences, the linguistic forms, literary expressions, cultural tradition, religion and ethics, philosophical thinking, modes of argument, political theory, history, the arts, and an entire host of other areas—in a word, much of what modern man is. As the conversation between past and present is best demonstrated at the intersection of different disciplines and cultural trends, interdisciplinary and intercultural topics are discussed in the essays. The contributions are organized in thematic groups according to the topics and sub-topics covered, and explore new ways of viewing the values of the classical past and their relevance to the present and future of societies.

The work is of special relevance to scholars interested in classical studies, ancient history, critical thinking, the reception of classical ideas in the modern world, and the relation of the past with the present and the future of humanity.

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G. K. Giannakis, T. D. Papanghelis, and A. Rengakos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	I
Preface Open Access Download PDF	VII
Contents Open Access Download PDF	XI
List of Figures Open Access Download PDF	XV
Part I: Now and Then: From the Present to the Past and into the Future
Civilisation or Civilisations? New Contexts for the Ancient Greek Achievement Roderick Beaton Open Access Download PDF	1
Another Journey: Odysseus and the Future of Greek Studies Richard Hunter Open Access Download PDF	11
Julian’s School Law, Cultural Capital, and the Future of Classics Margalit Finkelberg Open Access Download PDF	23
The Ancient World: Past, Present, and Future of Europe Hans-Joachim Gehrke Open Access Download PDF	35
Part II: Intertextuality and Interdisciplinarity
The Iliad’s Pre-Echoes of Future Apocalypse Edith Hall Open Access Download PDF	53
On the Reception of Friedrich Nietzsche’s Die Geburt der Tragödie aus dem Geiste der Musik in German-Language Philology and Literature Bernhard Zimmermann Open Access Download PDF	73
On the Concept of ‘Slow Reading’ in Latin Language and Literature Therese Fuhrer Open Access Download PDF	81
Reflective Discourse and the Augustan Paradigm: The Origins of Modern Critical Debate Sophia Papaioannou Open Access Download PDF	95
Part III: Patterns of Politics and “Socio-Culture”
The Mycenaean Legacy: Patterns of State Formation in Western Civilization Michael B. Cosmopoulos Open Access Download PDF	115
The Future of Classics: The Cost of Forgetting Simon Goldhill Open Access Download PDF	135
Hubris, Ancient and Modern Douglas Cairns Open Access Download PDF	155
On the Powers and Dangers of Collective Identity: History in the Mirror or through the Window? Tonio Hölscher Open Access Download PDF	175
Part IV: New Stances, New Perspectives
Classical Studies (Altertumswissenschaft) in the Anthropocene Antonios Rengakos Open Access Download PDF	201
Philologies of the Present for the Future James I. Porter Open Access Download PDF	213
Philology in Motion: The Future of Classical Studies and the ‘Philological Turn’ Jürgen Paul Schwindt Open Access Download PDF	235
The Future of the Classical Past Richard Janko Open Access Download PDF	257
Part V: Language, Linguistics and Philology
The Language and Culture of Ancient Greece in Today’s World Franco Montanari Open Access Download PDF	271
The Future of the Past: From Regional Studies to Human Heritage Research Daniel Kölligan Open Access Download PDF	283
Re-establishing Communication Between Linguists and Classicists: A Philologist’s Plea Wolfgang de Melo Open Access Download PDF	301
“The Future of the Past”: Historical and Comparative Linguistics as Partners of Philology Georgios K. Giannakis Open Access Download PDF	317
List of Contributors Open Access Download PDF	347
Index Locorum Open Access Download PDF	351
General Index Open Access Download PDF	353

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eBook published on:

October 7, 2024

eBook ISBN:

9783111337852

Hardcover published on:

October 7, 2024

Hardcover ISBN:

9783111337142

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Front matter:

13

Main content:

355

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3

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8

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111337852

eBook ISBN: 9783111337852

Hardcover ISBN: 9783111337142

Keywords for this book

Ancient world; Classical philology; History of ideas; Reception of Classical Antiquity

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Classical philologists, historians, specialists on reception studies, and students of the ancient world

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