Description
Drawing on five decades of engagement with ancient Greece and Rome, this lively collection examines how the classics are studied, interpreted, and brought to life. Exploring subjects ranging from humor and everyday life to Roman emperors, hygiene, museums, and the continuing debates around translation, it challenges familiar assumptions while revealing the ancient world’s complexity. With characteristic wit, curiosity, and intellectual independence, the book considers both the admirable and troubling aspects of classical civilization, as well as the field’s history of exclusion and the author’s own place within it. Ultimately, it makes an engaging case for the enduring power of classics to question dominant narratives and expand our understanding of the past—and ourselves.
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paperback
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Published Jan 1, 2013
310 pages
ISBN: 9780871407160
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First Published
2013
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Confronting the Classics by Mary Beard.