Jonas Grethlein: 2 books
Aesthetic Experiences and Classical Antiquity
The Significance of Form in Narratives and Pictures
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2017
In this bold book, Jonas Grethlein proposes a new dialogue between the fields of Classics and aesthetics. Ancient material, he argues, has the capacity to challenge and re-orientate current debates. Comparisons with modern art and literature help to balance the historicism of classical scholarship...
Experience and Teleology in Ancient Historiography
Futures Past from Herodotus to Augustine
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
The past is narrated in retrospect. Historians can either capitalize on the benefit of hindsight and give their narratives a strongly teleological design or they may try to render the past as it was experienced by historical agents and contemporaries. This book explores the fundamental tension between...