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Trojan horses : saving the classics from conservatives /

"Trojan Horses is Page duBois's answer to those who have appropriated material from antiquity in the service of a conservative political agenda - among them, Camille Paglia, Allan Bloom, and William Bennett. She challenges cultural conservatives' appeal to the authority of the classic...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: DuBois, Page (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, 2001.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Trojan Horses is Page duBois's answer to those who have appropriated material from antiquity in the service of a conservative political agenda - among them, Camille Paglia, Allan Bloom, and William Bennett. She challenges cultural conservatives' appeal to the authority of the classics by arguing that their presentation of ancient Greece is simplistic, ahistorical, and irreparably distorted by their politics. As well as constructing a devastating critique of these pundits, Trojan Horses seeks to present a more complex and more accurate view of ancient Greek politics, sex, and religion, with a Classics primer. She eloquently recounts the tales of Daedalus and Artemis, for example, conveying their complexity and passion, while also unearthing actions and beliefs that do not square so easily with today's "family values." As duBois writes, "Like Bennett, I think we should study the past, but not to find nuggets of eternal wisdom. Rather we can comprehend in our history a fuller range of human possibilities, of beginnings, of error, and of difference.""--Jacket
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 151 pages) : map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-145) and index.
ISBN:058547978X
9780585479781
9781479818143
1479818143