Scholarship and Controversy: Centenary Essays on the Life and Work of Sir Kenneth Dover

Synopsis

The essays collected in this volume were written to mark the centenary of the birth of Sir Kenneth Dover, one of the twentieth century's most influential classical scholars. Between them, they explore the two major sides of his career: his groundbreaking scholarship on Greek language, literature and history, and the more public-facing roles he assumed in universities and at the British Academy which brought him into the national spotlight, not without some notoriety, in his later years. The contributors consider the various facets of Dover's life and work from a range of perspectives which reflect the burgeoning field of the history of scholarship. Some contributors were students and colleagues of Dover's at different stages of his career, while others are themselves leading experts in areas of Classics to which he devoted his energies. Chapters on his academic publications and on the controversies he faced in the public realm are not bland celebrations of his legacy but offer critical assessments of his motivations and achievements, cumulatively demonstrating that there is much to be learned not just about Dover himself but also about the fields he helped to shape.

Copyright:

2023

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781350333475

Related ISBNs:

9781350333451

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing

Date of Addition:

03/08/23

Copyrighted By:

Stephen Halliwell, Christopher Stray & Contributors

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Education, Language Arts

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Stephen Halliwell

Edited by:

Christopher Stray