Anachronism and Antiquity

Name: Anachronism and Antiquity
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ISBN: 9781350115194

ISBN-10: 1350115193

ISBN-13: 9781350115194

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Authors: Tim Rood, Carol Atack, Tom Phillips

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This book explores both the post-classical origins of the term 'anachronism' and the theoretical presence of anachronism in a variety of classical texts, including drama, historiography and philosophy, in ancient criticism and scholarship, and in material objects. Analysis of these topics is set to transform modern conceptualizations of the history of temporality. The focus among philosophers of history on post-18th-century European temporality has resulted in a perception that what is distinctive about modern temporality must be placed in contradistinction to antiquity. This book argues, by contrast, that there are many indications that the ancients did have a sense of anachronism that is…

Book details

List price: $90.00
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 2/6/2020
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 296
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Tom Phillips CBE, RA, is a major British artist who lives and works in London.