A Companion to Classical Receptions

by Lorna Hardwick (Editor), Christopher Stray (Editor)

Examining the profusion of ways in which the arts, culture, and thought of Greece and Rome have been transmitted, interpreted, adapted and used, A Companion to Classical Receptions explores the impact of this phenomenon on both ancient and later societies.

Genres: Nonfiction

560 pages, Paperback

First published January 3, 2008

About the author

Lorna Hardwick is professor emerita of classical studies at the Open University. She is a leading authority on classical reception studies and has published several books and articles on the subject, as well being the first editor of the Classical Receptions Journal.

Reviews

[Ellana Thornton-Wheybrew]

A good collection of essays will make you want to read more. The best collections will make you look up the books in the bibliography and actively hunt them out to read.

This is one of the best.