Anachronism and antiquity / .Tim Rood, Carol Atack and Tom Phillips.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rood, Tim, author.

Atack, Carol, author.

Phillips, Tom, author.

Series:

Classical Studies & Archaeology 2020

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Classical--Historiography.

Civilization, Classical.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 284 pages) : : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This book is a study both of anachronism in antiquity and of anachronism as a vehicle for understanding antiquity. It explores the post-classical origins and changing meanings of the term 'anachronism' as well as the presence of anachronism in all its forms in classical literature, criticism and material objects. Contrary to the position taken by many modern philosophers of history, this book argues that classical antiquity had a rich and varied understanding of historical difference, which is reflected in sophisticated notions of anachronism. This central hypothesis is tested by an examination of attitudes to temporal errors in ancient literary texts and chronological writings and by analysing notions of anachronistic survival and multitemporality. Rather than seeing a sense of anachronism as something that separates modernity from antiquity, the book suggests that in both ancient writings and their modern receptions chronological rupture can be used as a way of creating a dialogue between past and present. With a selection of case-studies and theoretical discussions presented in a manner suitable for scholars and students both of classical antiquity and of modern history, anthropology, and visual culture, the book's ambition is to offer a new conceptual map of antiquity through the notion of anachronism

Contents:

Inventing anachronism

Anachronistic histories

Anachronism and philology

Anachronism and chronology

Anachronistic survivals

Anachronism and exemplarity

Anachronism now: multitemporal moments

Anachronistic dialogues.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Print version record

Other Format:

Print version: Rood, Tim. Anachronism and antiquity.

ISBN:

9781350115231

9781350115217

1350115215

1350115223

OCLC:

1130029739

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.