Dynamic Reading : Studies in the Reception of Epicureanism

Name: Dynamic Reading
Brand: Oxford University Press Inc
SKU: 9780199794959
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ISBN: 9780199794959

by Brooke Holmes , W. H. Shearin

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Format Hardback

Book Series Classical Presences

ISBN-10 0199794952

ISBN-13 9780199794959

Publisher Oxford University Press Inc

Imprint Oxford University Press Inc

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date May 24th, 2012

Print length 416 Pages

Weight 620 grams

Dimensions 21.60 x 14.90 x 3.20 cms

Product Classification: Classical history / classical civilisation Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500

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Dynamic Reading examines the reception history of Epicureanism in the West, focusing in particular on the ways in which it has provided conceptual tools for defining how we read and respond to texts, art, and the world more generally.

Dynamic Reading examines the reception history of Epicurean philosophy through a series of eleven case studies, which range chronologically from the latter days of the Roman Republic to late twentieth-century France and America. Rather than attempting to separate an original Epicureanism from its later readings and misreadings, this collection studies the philosophy together with its subsequent reception, focusing in particular on the ways in which it has provided terms and conceptual tools for defining how we read and respond to texts, artwork, and the world more generally. Whether it helps us to characterize the "swerviness" of literary influence, the transformative effects of philosophy, or the "events" that shape history, Epicureanism has been a dynamic force in the intellectual history of the West. These essays seek to capture some of that dynamism.

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