A Companion to the Classical Tradition [Paperback]

• A comprehensive introduction and overview of the classical tradition - the interpretation of classical texts in later centuries
• Comprises 26 newly commissioned essays from an international team of experts
• Divided into three sections: a chronological survey, a geographical survey, and a section illustrating the connections between the classical tradition and contemporary theory

List of Figures viii

List of Maps x

Notes on Contributors xi

Introduction 1
Craig W. Kallendorf

1 Education 5
Christopher Stray

Part I: Periods 15

2 Middle Ages 17
Jan M. Ziolkowski

3 Renaissance 30
Craig W. Kallendorf

4 Baroque 44
Ingrid D. Rowland

5 Neoclassicism 57
Thomas Kaminski

6 Romanticism 72
Bruce Graver

7 Victorian 87
Norman Vance

8 Modernism 101
Kenneth Haynes

Part II: Places 115

9 Africa 117
William J. Dominik

10 Central-Eastern Europe 132
Jerzy Axer with the assistance of Katarzyna Tomaszuk

11 France 156
Philip Ford

12 Germany and German-Speaking Europe 169
Volker Riedel