Critical theory and the classical world /
This book radically re-examines Europe's imaginaries of its origin in the ancient Greek world. Extracting central concepts of critical theory in its widest sense - beyond the Frankfurt School - like the human, force, spirit and domination, it allies them to characters, mythologies and motifs in...
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| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2019
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| Series: | Classical and contemporary social theory
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Critical theory and the classical world; 1 Out of the ancient earth; 2 Marx, Epicurus and the classical world; 3 Mnemosyne: Art, memory, objects; 4 Human: Troy; 5 Force: Achilles; 6 Enlightenment: Odysseus; 7 Cosmos: The classical gods; 8 Spirit: The classical statue; 9 Domination: The Atreides; References; Index