Classics, John Henderson
Classics, John Henderson
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Classics
A Very Short Introduction

Author: John Henderson, Mary Beard

Narrator: TBD

Unabridged: 4 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/14/2021


Synopsis

We are all classicists—we come into touch with the classics on a daily basis: in our culture, politics, medicine, architecture, language, and literature. What are the true roots of these influences, however, and how do our interpretations of these aspects of the classics differ from their original reality? This introduction to the classics begins with a visit to the British Museum to view the frieze which once decorated the Apollo Temple a Bassae. Through these sculptures, John Henderson and Mary Beard prompt us to consider the significance of the study of Classics as a means of discovery and enquiry, its value in terms of literature, philosophy, and culture, its source of imagery, and the reasons for the continuation of these images into and beyond the twentieth century. Designed for the general reader and student alike, A Very Short Introduction to Classics challenges listeners to adopt a fresh approach to the Classics as a major cultural influence, both in the ancient world and twentieth-century—emphasizing the continuing need to understand and investigate this enduring subject.

About John Henderson

John Henderson is associate pastor of Del Ray Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, and a board member of the Association of Biblical Counselors and the Biblical Counseling Coalition. He is the author of Equipped to Counsel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Manny on January 31, 2015

"I do not want to belong to any club that would have me as a member," said Groucho Marx in his most frequently quoted line - one that I thought of several times while reading Confronting the Classics. Good grief, Mary Beard is doing just what I've done! She's taken a bunch of reviews, tidied them up......more

Goodreads review by Simon on June 23, 2020

Historiography Historiography Historiography If I had a central criticism of Confronting the Classics, it would be that I've written "Historiography" already about as many times as it appears in the book. So what is Beard is deliberately and unambiguously writing about? Historiography. History is a se......more

Goodreads review by Nicky on January 07, 2015

I enjoyed Mary Beard’s book on Pompeii, and I think I’ve read a couple of others, or at least seen her work cited. She’s always struck me as pretty level headed, unlikely to get carried away with conjectures, so I wasn’t really surprised by the fairly sceptical tone of most of these reviews (though......more

Goodreads review by Amy on May 27, 2021

Never has a book dropped so quickly from a decent 3.5 star read to a 2 star nope. I enjoyed the first 28 chapters, and I didn’t really mind that it turned out to be a book of book reviews. I subscribe to the LRB, I think Mary is an engaging writer, and I enjoyed finding out a little about a wide ran......more

Goodreads review by Karen on July 29, 2018

Not my favourite MB. Part explanation/ discussion and part dissection of other books/ media regrading ancient Rome/ Greece.......more