
The Cynics
The Cynic Movement in Antiquity and Its Legacy
University of California Press
1st Edition
Published on 28. March 1997
Book
Hardback
465 pages
978-0-520-20449-2 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of essays-the first of its kind in English-brings together the work of an international group of scholars examining the entire tradition associated with the ancient Cynics. The essays give a history of the movement as well as a state-of-the-art account of the literary, philosophical and cultural significance of Cynicism from antiquity to the present.
Arguably the most original and influential branch of the Socratic tradition, Cynicism has become the focus of renewed scholarly interest in recent years, thanks to the work of Sloterdijk, Foucault, and Bakhtin, among others. The contributors to this volume-classicists, comparatists, and philosophers-draw on a variety of methodologies to explore the ethical, social and cultural practices inspired by the Cynics. The volume also includes an introduction, appendices, and an annotated bibliography, making it a valuable resource for a broad audience.
Arguably the most original and influential branch of the Socratic tradition, Cynicism has become the focus of renewed scholarly interest in recent years, thanks to the work of Sloterdijk, Foucault, and Bakhtin, among others. The contributors to this volume-classicists, comparatists, and philosophers-draw on a variety of methodologies to explore the ethical, social and cultural practices inspired by the Cynics. The volume also includes an introduction, appendices, and an annotated bibliography, making it a valuable resource for a broad audience.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
10 black-and-white photographs
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
862 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-20449-2 (9780520204492)
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The Cynic Movement in Antiquity and Its Legacy
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Persons
R. Bracht Branham is Associate Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at Emory University. Marie-Odile Goulet-Caze is Director of Research at the C.N.R.S., Paris.
Content
CONTRIBUTORS:
Margarethe Billerbeck
R. Bracht Branham
Marie-Odile Goulet-Caze
Diskin Clay
Miriam Griffin
D. J. Kinney
Derek Krueger
A. A. Long
R.P. Martin
S. Matton
John L. Moles
J. I. Porter
Heinrich Niehues-Proebsting
Joel C. Relihan
James Romm
Margarethe Billerbeck
R. Bracht Branham
Marie-Odile Goulet-Caze
Diskin Clay
Miriam Griffin
D. J. Kinney
Derek Krueger
A. A. Long
R.P. Martin
S. Matton
John L. Moles
J. I. Porter
Heinrich Niehues-Proebsting
Joel C. Relihan
James Romm