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The Passionate Intellect - Essays on the Transformation of Classical Traditions presented to Professor I.G. Kidd (Hardcover, New)
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The Passionate Intellect - Essays on the Transformation of Classical Traditions presented to Professor I.G. Kidd (Hardcover, New)
Series: Rutgers University Studies in Classical Humanities
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Ian Kidd, of the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, has long been
known as a world-class scholar of ancient philosophy and of
Posidonius, in particular. Through his long struggle with the
fragments of Posidonius, Kidd has done more than any other scholar
of ancient philosophy to dispel the myth of "Pan-Posidonianism." He
has presented a clearer picture of the Posidonius to whom we may
have access. The Passionate Intellect is both a Festschrift offered
to Professor Kidd and an important collection of essays on the
transformation of classical traditions. The bulk of this volume is
built around the theme of Kidd's own inaugural lecture at St.
Andrews, "The Passionate Intellect." Many of the contributions
follow this theme through by examining how individual people and
texts influenced the direction of various traditions. The chapters
cover the whole of the classical and late antique periods,
including the main genres of classical literature and history, and
the gradual emergence of Christian literature and themes in late
antiquity. Many of the papers naturally concentrate on ancient
philosophy and its legacy. Others deal with ancient literary
theory, history, poetry, and drama. Most of the papers deal with
their subjects at some length and are significant contributions in
their own right. The contributors to this collection include key
figures hi contemporary classical scholarship, including: C. Carey
(London); C. J. Classen (Gottingen); J. Dillon (Dublin); K. J.
Dover (St. Andrews); W. W. Fortenbaugh (Rutgers); H. M. Hine (St.
Andrews); J. Mansfeld (Utrecht); R. Janko and R. Sharpies (London);
and J. S. Richardson (Edinburgh). This book will be invaluable to
philosophers, classicists, and cultural historians.
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