The Politics of the Classical: Language and Authority in the Nineteenth Century

This paper offers a historical sociology of Classics, defined as the product of a form of social action that resists change and relativity by stressing timeless exemplary models of culture. In the nineteenth century, the enduring authority of Classics was eroded by nationalism, vernaculars and hist...

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Main Author:	Christopher Stray
Format:	Article
Language:	deu
Published:	History of Classical Scholarship 2021-07-01
Series:	History of Classical Scholarship
Subjects:	institutions historicism gender cultural transfer politics language
Online Access:	https://www.hcsjournal.org/ojs/index.php/hcs/article/view/66

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description	This paper offers a historical sociology of Classics, defined as the product of a form of social action that resists change and relativity by stressing timeless exemplary models of culture. In the nineteenth century, the enduring authority of Classics was eroded by nationalism, vernaculars and historicism. The operation of these cultural formations is analysed in relation to class and gender. The internal fissure between Latin and Greek within Classics is also explored. The emergence of disciplinary Classics is traced through a discussion of institutions and the veneration of academic heroes.
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The Politics of the Classical: Language and Authority in the Nineteenth Century

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