Antiquities by Nicole Loraux

Antiquities by Nicole Loraux

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This book contains the critical texts that embody the radical political transformation in both methodology and thematics in classics since 1945. Seminal texts by Gernet, Vernant and Vidal-Naquet and Detienne, among others, provide perspectives on topics such as society, politics, myth and gender.

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Antiquities by Nicole Loraux

Third volume in a timely and ambitious series.
"An important introduction to French Greco-Roman studies as well as a valuable contribution to classics as a whole" —Library Journal


Nicole Loraux (1943–2003) was the chair of the Department of History and Anthropology of the Greek Polis at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris. She was the author of The Divided City, The Children of Athena, The Experiences of Tiresia, Tragic Ways of Killing a Woman, and Mothers in Mourning, among other titles.

Gregory Nagy is the Frances Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and a professor of comparative literature at Harvard University, where he is also the director of the Center for Hellenic Studies.

Laura Slatkin is a professor at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU and a visiting professor in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. She is the author of The Power of Thetis.
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ISBN 13 9781565843769
ISBN 10 1565843762
Title Antiquities
Author Nicole Loraux
Series Postwar French Thought Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher The New Press
Year published 2001-05-01
Number of pages 496
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.