Reviews
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Lyric Poetry and Social Identity in Archaic Greece
17–25 minutesJessica M. Romney, Lyric Poetry and Social Identity in Archaic Greece (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2020). 9780472131853. Reviewed by Benjamin Jasnow, William Jewell College, jasnowb@william.jewell.edu. Jessica M. Romney proposes a novel approach to the study of identity in Greek lyric poetry in this attentive and productive series of close readings. The topic of
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Dionysus after Nietzsche: The Birth of Tragedy in Twentieth-Century Literature and Thought
17–25 minutesAdam Lecznar, Dionysus after Nietzsche: The Birth of Tragedy in Twentieth-Century Literature and Thought (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020). 9781108482561. Reviewed by Samuel Agbamu, Independent Researcher, samuel.agbamu@gmail.com. Italo Calvino asked “Why read the classics?” in a posthumous collection of essays published under this title in 1991.1 Although it was not specifically the texts of Greek
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An Educator’s Handbook for Teaching about the Ancient World
16–24 minutesPınar Durgun, ed., An Educator’s Handbook for Teaching about the Ancient World (Oxford: Archaeopress, 2020). 9781789697605; 9781789697612. Reviewed by Erika M. Jeck, Collegiate School, ejeck@collegiateschool.org. An Educator’s Handbook for Teaching about the Ancient World is an exciting gift to ancient history teachers of all age groups (primary through post-secondary) looking for new ideas for hands-on, curiosity-sparking lessons.
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