Michael Scott

Delphi and Olympia

The Spatial Politics of Panhellenism in the Archaic and Classical Periods

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Investigates and re-evaluates the remains of the two most important sanctuaries in ancient Greece.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 830g
• ISBN-13: 9780521191265
• ISBN-10: 0521191262
• Artikelnr.: 28524039

Autorenporträt

Michael Scott is Fellow and Senior Dean at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford, and is Senior Advisor to the President and Director of The Future of the Humanities Project at Georgetown University, Washington DC. He was the Founding Vice Chancellor of Wrexham Glyndwr University, Wales, where he is Emeritus Professor of English and Theatre Studies and was previously Head of the School of Arts and Humanities and Pro Vice Chancellor of De Montfort University, Leicester, England. He was the founding and general editor of the 'Text and Performance Series' and 'The Critics Debate Series.' His books include 'John Marston's Plays: Theme Structure and Performance'; 'Renaissance Drama and A Modern Audience'; 'Shakespeare and the Modern Dramatist'; 'Harold Pinter: A Collection of Critical Essays' (ed); 'Talking Shakespeare' (ed with Deborah Cartmell); 'Shakespeare's Comedies: All That Matters'; 'Shakespeare's Tragedies: All That Matters' and 'Shakespeare: A Complete Introduction.' He has also written two novels: 'Hamlet and the Psychotherapist: A Novel' and 'The Scottish King, Macbeth and the Psychotherapist: A Novel.'

(c) Perry Hagopian and Jill Paganelli

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Athletes and oracles - but what else?
2. Dedicating at Olympia and Delphi
3. Delphi 650-500 BC
4. Delphi 500-400 BC
5. Delphi 400-300 BC
6. Olympia 650-479 BC
7. Olympia 479-300 BC
8. Comparing spaces
9. Panhellenic sanctuaries and panhellenism in context.