[publicclassics] Greekness and Otherness beyond the stereotype

[Egidia Occhipinti]

Dear all,

I am delighted to announce the publication of my book

Greekness and Otherness beyond the stereotype. Athens, Sparta, Thebes
https://www.ediorso.it/greeknes-and-otherness-beyond-the-stereotype.html

Abstract:

This book deals with the notion of Greekness and otherness in classical
times offering an innovative research perspective. It questions the
reliability of the Greek-barbarian polarity, which, as is commonly
believed, resulted from fifth-century BC political thought (consider
historiography and tragedy). This duality is to be dismissed as a tool of
enquiry, since it does not give due measure to a ‘fragmented’ society, such
as the Greek. There are commonplaces about the notion of identity in
ancient times, and the scholarly idea of the existence of a sharp contrast
between Greeks and barbarians is often a matter of modern projections onto
the past of current concerns and feelings.

The book suggests a literary and relativist approach to the issue. It wants
to problematise and raise questions, moving beyond rigid interpretative
schemas. Therefore, it will discuss the stereotypes that developed about
people in ancient times, and which are found in classical authors (poets,
historians, orators). The overturning of those stereotypes occurring within
the Greek literary tradition is considered, with a special focus on
authorial intention and reader response. Case studies are offered on the
Athenians, Spartans, and Thebans, and their self-representation.


Best wishes,



Dr PhD Egidia Occhipinti
Research Fellow
Dipartimento Culture e Società
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Viale delle Scienze, Edificio 15
90128 Palermo
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