The Cynics: The Cynic Movement in Antiquity and Its Legacy (Hellenistic Culture and Society): 23 - Brossura

Branham, R. Bracht; Goulet-Cazé, Marie-Odile

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ISBN 10: 0520216458 ISBN 13: 9780520216457

Casa editrice: University of California Press, 1996

Riassunto

This collection of essays—the first of its kind in English—brings together the work of an international group of scholars examining the entire tradition associated with the ancient Cynics. The essays give a history of the movement as well as a state-of-the-art account of the literary, philosophical and cultural significance of Cynicism from antiquity to the present.

Arguably the most original and influential branch of the Socratic tradition, Cynicism has become the focus of renewed scholarly interest in recent years, thanks to the work of Sloterdijk, Foucault, and Bakhtin, among others. The contributors to this volume—classicists, comparatists, and philosophers—draw on a variety of methodologies to explore the ethical, social and cultural practices inspired by the Cynics. The volume also includes an introduction, appendices, and an annotated bibliography, making it a valuable resource for a broad audience.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

R. Bracht Branham is Associate Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at Emory University. Marie-Odile Goulet-Cazè is Director of Research at the C.N.R.S., Paris.

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Su questa edizione

• Editore: University of California Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0520216458
• ISBN 13: 9780520216457
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 474