The future of the past: why classical studies still matter : Athenian Dialogues IV
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 aspec...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin Boston
De Gruyter
[2024]
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| Series: | Trends in classics Supplementary volumes
volume 173 |
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Trends in classics (volume 173)
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| Volumes / Articles: | Show Volumes / Articles. |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9783111337852 |
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| Online Access: | Resolving-System, kostenfrei: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111337852 Verlag, kostenfrei: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/isbn/9783111337852 Verlag, Cover: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/cover/isbn/9783111337852/original 
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| Author Notes: | edited by Georgios K. Giannakis, Theodore Papanghelis and Antonios Rengakos |
| Summary: | 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 Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- 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 -- Another Journey: Odysseus and the Future of Greek Studies -- Julian’s School Law, Cultural Capital, and the Future of Classics -- The Ancient World: Past, Present, and Future of Europe -- Part II: Intertextuality and Interdisciplinarity -- The Iliad’s Pre-Echoes of Future Apocalypse -- On the Reception of Friedrich Nietzsche’s Die Geburt der Tragödie aus dem Geiste der Musik in German-Language Philology and Literature -- On the Concept of ‘Slow Reading’ in Latin Language and Literature -- Reflective Discourse and the Augustan Paradigm: The Origins of Modern Critical Debate -- Part III: Patterns of Politics and “Socio-Culture” -- The Mycenaean Legacy: Patterns of State Formation in Western Civilization -- The Future of Classics: The Cost of Forgetting -- Hubris, Ancient and Modern -- On the Powers and Dangers of Collective Identity: History in the Mirror or through the Window? -- Part IV: New Stances, New Perspectives -- Classical Studies (Altertumswissenschaft) in the Anthropocene -- Philologies of the Present for the Future -- Philology in Motion: The Future of Classical Studies and the ‘Philological Turn’ -- The Future of the Classical Past -- Part V: Language, Linguistics and Philology -- The Language and Culture of Ancient Greece in Today’s World -- The Future of the Past: From Regional Studies to Human Heritage Research -- Re-establishing Communication Between Linguists and Classicists: A Philologist’s Plea -- “The Future of the Past”: Historical and Comparative Linguistics as Partners of Philology -- List of Contributors -- Index Locorum -- General Index |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 9783111337852 9783111338088 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9783111337852 |
| Access: | Open Access |