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Interpreting classical texts / Malcolm Heath.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heath, Malcolm.
- Series:
- Duckworth classical essays
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Classical literature--History and criticism.
- Classical literature.
- Physical Description:
- 153 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Duckworth, 2002.
- Summary:
- How should I interpret a classical text? However I interpret it, someone else will so do differently, and even the nature of the interpreter's task is a matter of dispute; consensus is not a realistic prospect. Malcolm Heath sees the inevitability of such disagreements, not as a problem to be deplored, but as a constructive force, at once an essential part of the process of enquiry and a reflection of the endless diversity of the questions that interest the readers of classical texts. Accordingly he argues for an approach to interpretation that is theoretically reflective and committed to an open-ended, yet rigorously critical, pluralism.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-150) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0715631748
- OCLC:
- 50301109
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