Author: Smith CollegePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Smith College Classical Studies
Author: Smith CollegePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Smith College Classical Studies
Author: Smith CollegePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The Grand Style in the Satires of Juvenal
Author: The Collection of Antiquities of the American Academy in Rome
Author: Larissa BonfantePublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472119893
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
A comprehensive presentation of the ancient and diverse artifacts from the American Academy in Rome's collection.
The Formation of College English
Author: Thomas P. MillerPublisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
ISBN: 0822990504
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
In the middle of the eighteenth century, English literature, composition, and rhetoric were introduced almost simultaneously into colleges throughout the British cultural provinces. Professorships of rhetoric and belles lettres were established just as print was reaching a growing reading public and efforts were being made to standardize educated taste and usage. The provinces saw English studies as a means to upward social mobility through cultural assimilation. In the educational centers of England, however, the introduction of English represented a literacy crisis brought on by provincial institutions that had failed to maintain classical texts and learned languages.Today, as rhetoric and composition have become reestablished in the humanities in American colleges, English studies are being broadly transformed by cultural studies, community literacies, and political controversies. Once again, English departments that are primarily departments of literature see these basic writing courses as a sign of a literacy crisis that is undermining the classics of literature. The Formation of College English reexamines the civic concerns of rhetoric and the politics that have shaped and continue to shape college English.
A Woman's Education
Author: Jill Ker ConwayPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679744622
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
The beloved bestselling author of The Road from Coorain and True North continues her remarkable autobiography with an account of her decade as the first woman president of Smith College–a time when she was faced with the challenge of reinventing women’s education and with the demands of her own life. Conway took on the helm at Smith at the height of exploding culture wars and the rising popularity of coeducation. With the college’s future at stake, she battled conservative faculty, ossified traditions, and doubtful funders to turn Smith into a place committed to preparing young women for the new realities of the future. Through it all, Conway served as an inspiration to thousands of students, while balancing the demands of her public role against the private pressures of coping with her husband’s bipolar disorder. A moving tribute to the value of single-sex education and to one woman’s achievements, A Woman’s Education is sure to become a classic.
Smith College Classical Studies ...
Author: Louise Elizabeth Whetenhall AdamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Euripides and the Instruction of the Athenians
Author: Justina GregoryPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472027700
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Political by its very nature, Greek tragedy reflects on how life should be lived in the polis, and especially the polis that was democratic Athens. Instructional as well, drama frequently concerns itself with the audience's moral education. Euripides and the Instruction of the Athenians draws on these political and didactic functions of tragedy for a close analysis of five plays: Alcestis, Hippolytus, Hecuba, Heracles, and Trojan Women. Clearly written and persuasively argued, this volume addresses itself to all who are interested in Greek tragedy. Nonspecialists and scholars alike will deepen their understanding of this complex writer and the tumultuous period in which he lived. ". . . a lucid presentation of the positive side of Euripidean tragedy, and a thoughtful reminder of the political implications of Greek tragedy." --American Journal of Philology ". . . the principal defect of [this] otherwise excellent study is that it is too short." --Erich Segal, Classical Review ". . . a most stimulating book throughout . . . ." --Greece and Rome Justina Gregory is Professor of Classics, Smith College, where she is head of the department. She has been the recipient of Fulbright and Woodrow Wilson fellowships.
Greek Epigram and Byzantine Culture
Author: Steven D. SmithPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108480233
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
An exciting analysis of gender and sexual desire in sixth century Greek epigram that bridges classical and early Byzantine culture.
A Companion to Greek Tragedy
Author: Justina GregoryPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1405152052
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
The Blackwell Companion to Greek Tragedy provides readers with a fundamental grounding in Greek tragedy, and also introduces them to the various methodologies and the lively critical dialogue that characterize the study of Greek tragedy today. Comprises 31 original essays by an international cast of contributors, including up-and-coming as well as distinguished senior scholars Pays attention to socio-political, textual, and performance aspects of Greek tragedy All ancient Greek is transliterated and translated, and technical terms are explained as they appear Includes suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, and a generous and informative combined bibliography