August 8, 2012
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posted with permission: Dana LaCourse Munteanu, Tragic Pathos: Pity and Fear in Greek Philosophy and Tragedy. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Pp. xii + 278. Hardcover, £60.00/$99.00 ISBN 978-0-521-76510-7. Reviewed by Elizabeth Belfiore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Munteanu’s book demonstrates admirably that new approaches can provide illuminating insights into much-studied topics.…
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That ancient statuary was coloured is, of course, well known to all who wander through these pages and in recent years (weeks, even) there has been an upsurge in interest, it seems, in ‘recolouring’ things. Accordingly, the Acropolis Museum has mounted an exhibition devoted thereto … here’s a bit from the blurb: Commencing Tuesday 31…
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posted with permission Daniel H. Foster, Wagner’s Ring Cycle and the Greeks. Cambridge Studies in Opera. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Pp. xx + 377. Hardcover, £58.00/$99.00. ISBN 978-0-521-51739-3. Reviewed by Robert Rabel, University of Kentucky Mark Twain famously quipped that Wagner’s music is better than it sounds. On the other hand,…
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From the blurb at the Library of Economics and Liberty: Josiah Ober of Stanford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the economy of ancient Greece, particularly Athens. Ober notes that the standard view of ancient Greece is that it was very poor. Drawing on various kinds of evidence, Ober argues that Greece was…
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Interesting artistic contribution to the campaign to repatriate the Elgin/Parthenon Marbles: “If Elgin was in …” Rome, London, New York, Paris, etc. … (Greek Reporter)
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