Theory for Classics

<p>This student's guide is a clear and concise handbook to the key connections between Classical Studies and critical theory in the twentieth century. Louise Hitchcock looks at the way Classics has been engaged across a number of disciplines. </p><p>Beginning with four foundational figures – Freud Marx Nietzshe and Saussure – Hitchcock goes on to provide guided introductions of the major theoretical thinkers of the past century from Adorno to Williams. Each entry offers biographical theoretical and bibliographical information along with a discussion of each figure's relevance to Classical Studies and suggestions for future research. </p><p><em>Theory for Classics</em> adapted from <em>Theory for Religious Studies</em> by William E. Deal and Timothy K. Beal is a brisk thoughtful provocative and engaging title which will be an essential first volume for anyone interested in the intersection between theory and classical studies today.</p>