Overview
Brill’s Companion to the Reception of Aeschylus explores the various ways Aeschylus’ tragedies have been discussed, parodied, translated, revisioned, adapted, and integrated into other works over the course of the last 2500 years. Immensely popular while alive, Aeschylus’ reception begins in his own lifetime. And, while he has not been the most reproduced of the three Attic tragedians on the stage since then, his receptions have transcended genre and crossed to nearly every continent. While still engaging with Aeschylus’ theatrical reception, the volume also explores Aeschylus off the stage--in radio, the classroom, television, political theory, philosophy, science fiction and beyond.
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Author: Rebecca Kennedy
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Volume: 11
Weight: 1.143kg
ISBN: 9789004249325
ISBN 10: 900424932
Pages: 634
Publication Date: 05 October 2017
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
''Although, as Kennedy (Denison Univ.) states, this is not a comprehensive volume, it certainly lives up to her hope, which is that readers come away with some sense of the scope of Aeschylus' influence in the world. '' - H.M. Roisman, in: Choice 2018.55.10 Brill's Companion to the Reception of Aeschylus is bold in charting new territories of reception and questioning what we think we know about the process of reception itself. - D.R. Alley, in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2019.01.10 [A]ltogether, the book is a thoroughly satisfying read.(...) Special mention should also go to the stimulating pair of chapters that conclude the volume (...). These contributions not only point to where fertile soil has been found, but, gratifyingly for any classicist, also illustrate how these ancient texts may have more to offer in new fields, suggesting new questions for the study of the humanities at large. - Lucy Jackson, in: Translation and Literature 28 (2019) This valuable contribution to the burgeoning library on the receptions of Greek literature is the second Brill collection on the afterlife of Aeschylus, providing both a useful adjunct to that book[1] and an interesting take on the current state of reception studies in the English-speaking world (where all but four of its twenty-eight contributors teach). Its range is vast. - Peter Burian, Duke University, in: CJ-Online 2021.03.02.
''Although, as Kennedy (Denison Univ.) states, this is not a comprehensive volume, it certainly lives up to her hope, which is that readers come away with some sense of the scope of Aeschylus' influence in the world. '' H.M. Roisman, Choice 2018.55.10
''Although, as Kennedy (Denison Univ.) states, this is not a comprehensive volume, it certainly lives up to her hope, which is that readers come away with some sense of the scope of Aeschylus' influence in the world. '' H.M. Roisman, Choice 2018.55.10 Brill's Companion to the Reception of Aeschylus is bold in charting new territories of reception and questioning what we think we know about the process of reception itself. D.R. Alley, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2019.01.10. [A]ltogether, the book is a thoroughly satisfying read.(...) Special mention should also go to the stimulating pair of chapters that conclude the volume (...). These contributions not only point to where fertile soil has been found, but, gratifyingly for any classicist, also illustrate how these ancient texts may have more to offer in new fields, suggesting new questions for the study of the humanities at large. Lucy Jackson, Translation and Literature 28 (2019).
Author Information
Rebecca Futo Kennedy, PhD (2003), Denison University, is Associate Professor of Classical Studies. She has published on Greek tragedy, especially Aeschylus, the lives of women immigrants in classical Athens, and theories of ethnicity and human difference in the ancient world. Contributors are: Larissa Atkison, Geoffrey Bakewell, Ryan K. Balot, Jacques Bromberg, Stratos Constantinidis, Fabien Desset, Michael Ewans, Ana Gonzalez-Rivas Fernandez, George Harrison, Tom Hawkins , Marianne McDonald, Dana Lacourse Munteanu, Patrick J. Murphy, Sebastiana Nervegna, Fredrick Porcheddu, Brett M. Rogers, David Rosenbloom, Arlene Saxonhouse, Richard Seaford, Gabrielle Sevilla, Christos Simelidis, David G. Smith, Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr., Barbara Witucki, Amanda Wrigley, Gonda Van Steen, Theodore Ziolkowski.
