Classical Studies. Black Athena ; German Philological Tradition; Homosexuality; The Marxist Approach; Modern Critical Theory; Translation -- Greece. Aeschylus; Alcibiades; Aristophanes; Aristotle Versus Plato; Demosthenes; Elgin Marbles; Euripides; Herodotus; Hesiod; Homer; Library At Alexandria; Literacy; Plato As An Aristocrat; Sappho; Sophists; Sports -- Roman Period. The Aeneid; Cato; Christian Neoplatonism; Cicero Versus Caesar; Donatist Controversery; Elegists; Fall Of The Republic; Gladiatorial Contests; Ovid; Ovid Versus Virgil; Pausanias; Plutarch; Tiberius Gracchus. Edited By Paul Allen Miller And Charles Platter. A Manly, Inc. Book. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 299-310) And Index.

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History in Dispute - Classical Antiquity (History in Dispute)

History in Dispute Volume 21. (History in Dispute)

Matthew J Bruccoli; Richard Layman; Paul Allen Miller; Charles Platter

Benjamin Frankel; Mazal Holocaust Collection

Paul Du Quenoy

Saint James Press

United States, United States of America

Detroit, Michigan, 2000

Detroit, ©2000-<c2005>

March 11, 2005

до 2011-01

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"A Manly, Inc. book."
Vol. have imprint: Thomson/Gale.

Cover Page......Page 1
ADVISORY BOARD......Page 3
Title Page......Page 4
ISBN 1558624961......Page 5
CONTENTS (with page links)......Page 6
ABOUT THE SERIES......Page 12
ACKNOWLEDGMENT......Page 13
PERMISSIONS......Page 14
PREFACE......Page 15
CHRONOLOGY......Page 19
Classical Studies: Black Athena: Does Martin Bernal's Black Athena make an important contribution to our understanding of the ancient world?......Page 25
Classical Studies: German Philological Tradition: Does the German philological tradition offer a superior knowledge of antiquity to that of British amateurism?......Page 35
Classical Studies: Homosexuality: Did the concept of homosexuality exist in the ancient world?......Page 43
Classical Studies: The Marxist Approach: Does Marxism remain a valid historical approach to the ancient world?......Page 53
Classical Studies: Modern Critical Theory: Is modern critical theory a useful tool for understanding the ancient Mediterranean world?......Page 62
Classical Studies: Translation: Does translation inevitably distort our engagement with the ancient world?......Page 71
Greece: Aeschylus: Does democracy ensure the triumph of right over might as Aeschylus maintains in the Eumenides?......Page 80
Greece: Alcibiades: Was Alcibiades self-absorbed and irresponsible, caring little for the interests of Athens?......Page 89
Greece: Aristophanes: Was Aristophanes a reactionary?......Page 96
Greece: Aristotle versus Plato: Did Aristotle make a more lasting contribution to philosophy than Plato?......Page 105
Greece: Demosthenes: Was Demosthenes' call to Athenian resistance against Philip II of Macedon doomed from the start?......Page 113
Greece: Elgin Marbles: Should the Elgin Marbles be returned to Greece?......Page 121
Greece: Euripides: Was Euripides a misogynist?......Page 130
Greece: Herodotus: Was Herodotus the father of history?......Page 138
Greece: Hesiod: Was Hesiod an oral poet?......Page 147
Greece: Homer: Was Homer an oral poet?......Page 154
Greece: Library at Alexandria: Were there repositories other than the Ptolemies' Library at Alexandria of equal value in preserving Greek culture?......Page 162
Greece: Literacy: Was literacy a sufficient force for producing the cultural revolution in Greece?......Page 169
Greece: Plato as an Aristocrat: Was Plato an aristocratic sympathizer with the oligarchic factions within the Athenian state?......Page 178
Greece: Sappho: Does Sappho's poetry represent a departure from the traditional masculine view of love?......Page 188
Greece: Sophists: Did the sophists exercise a pernicious influence on Greek culture?......Page 196
Greece: Sports: Were ancient Greek sports amateur athletics?......Page 205
Roman Period: the Aeneid: Was the Aeneid Augustan propaganda?......Page 213
Roman Period: Cato: Were Cato's attacks on Hellenism pure political opportunism?......Page 221
Roman Period: Christian Neoplatonism: Did Christian Neoplatonism evolve directly from the ancient philosophical tradition?......Page 228
Roman Period: Cicero Versus Caesar: Were Cicero's contributions as a political figure ultimately more responsible and significant than Caesar's?......Page 236
Roman Period: Donatist Controversy: Did Donatist bishops fail to offer a convincing defense of their beliefs at the Conference of 411 c.e. in Carthage?......Page 245
Roman Period: Elegists: Were the Roman elegists protofeminists?......Page 255
Roman Period: Fall of the Republic: Was Roman decline inevitable with the fall of the republic?......Page 262
Roman Period: Gladiatorial Contests: Was the purpose of the gladiatorial contests to satisfy the blood lust of the Roman mob?......Page 273
Roman Period: Ovid: Does Ovid's exilic poetry represent a principled resistance to imperial tyranny?......Page 281
Roman Period: Ovid versus Virgil: Has Ovid's Metamorphoses had a greater influence than Virgil's Aeneid on postclassical literature?......Page 289
Roman Period: Pausanias: Is Pausanias a reliable source for the history of ancient Greece?......Page 297
Roman Period: Plutarch: Is Plutarch the founder of modern biography?......Page 307
Roman Period: Tiberius Gracchus: Was Tiberius Gracchus a honest champion of the Roman underclass?......Page 316
REFERENCES......Page 323
CONTRIBUTORS......Page 335
INDEX......Page 337

Vol. 1. The Cold War : first series / edited by Benjamin Frankel
v. 2. American social and political movements, 1900-1945 : pursuit of liberty / edited by Robert J. Allison
v. 3. American social and political movements, 1900-1945 : pursuit of progress / edited by Robert J. Allison
v. 4. World War II / edited by Dennis Showalter
v. 5. World War II / edited by Dennis Showalter
v. 6. The Cold War : second series / edited by Dennis E. Showalter and Paul DuQuenoy
v. 7. Water and the environment since 1945 : global perspectives
v. 8. World War I, first series / edited by Dennis E. Showalter
v. 9. World War I : second series / edited by Dennis Showalter
v. 10. The Crusades, 1095-1291
v. 11. The Holocaust, 1933-1945 / edited by Tandy McConnell
v. 12. The American Revolution, 1763-1789 / edited by Keith Krawczynksi
v. 13. Slavery in the Western hemisphere, circa 1500-1888 / edited by Mark G. Malvasi
v. 14. The Middle East since 1945. First series / edited by David W. Lesch
v. 15. The Middle East since 1945. Second series / edited by David W. Lesch
v. 16. Twentieth-century European social and political movements. First series / edited by Paul du Quenoy
v. 17. Twentieth-century European social and political movements. Second series / edited by Paul du Quenoy
v. 18. The Spanish Civil War / edited by Kenneth W. Estes and Daniel Kowalsky
v. 19. The Red scare after 1945 / edited by Robbie Lieberman
v. 20. Classical antiquity and classical studies / edited by Paul Allen Miller and Charles Platter
v. 21. Revolutionary Russia, 1890-1930 / edited by Paul du Quenoy

Volume I of a projected six-volume set designed to stimulate critical thinking about major historical events by illuminating opposing viewpoints and perspectives on heavily debated questions. Each volume will contain about 50 entries that begin with a brief overview summarizing the controversy followed by two or more point-counterpoint essays; primary source documents critical to the debate; a list of key players involved in the event; photographs and drawings of the pertinent individuals, sites, objects or documents; and suggestions for further reading. Includes a chronology. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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