The Reception of Vernant in the English-Speaking World

The Reception of Vernant in the English-Speaking World

Six Anglophone colleagues of Jean-Pierre Vernant (1914–2007) in Britain and the USA recall his influence on their lives and research: his importance for the history of mentalities and for the theory of alterity and structuralism are discussed, together with the influence of Ignace Meyerson’s theory...

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Main Author: Oswyn Murray
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: History of Classical Scholarship 2020-08-01
Series:History of Classical Scholarship
Subjects:
Jean-Pierre Vernant
Pierre Vidal-Naquet
altérité
mentalité
structuralism
l’imaginaire
Online Access:https://www.hcsjournal.org/ojs/index.php/hcs/article/view/47
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Summary:Six Anglophone colleagues of Jean-Pierre Vernant (1914–2007) in Britain and the USA recall his influence on their lives and research: his importance for the history of mentalities and for the theory of alterity and structuralism are discussed, together with the influence of Ignace Meyerson’s theory of psycholo­gie historique. The article ends with personal reminiscences of friendship, and Oswyn Murray’s obituary from The Independent newspaper, highlighting his career in the Resistance.
ISSN:2632-4091

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