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Literary Collections Ancient, Classical & Medieval

Recognition and Modes of Knowledge

Anagnorisis from Antiquity to Contemporary Theory

edited by Teresa G. Russo

contributions by Rachel Adelman, Piero Boitani, Rhiannon Graybill, Harry Fox, Roland Le Huenen, Rosa Mucignat, Joseph Ring, Jenna Sunkenberg, Christina Tarnopolsky, Kevin Frederick Vaughan, Jeffrey Weiner & Naomi Weiss

Publisher
The University of Alberta Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2013
Category
Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Essays
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780888645586
    Publish Date
    Jan 2013
    List Price
    $43.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780888646965
    Publish Date
    Jan 2013
    List Price
    $31.99

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Description

Anagnorisis, or recognition, has played a central role in the arts and humanities throughout history. It is a universal mode of knowledge in literature and the arts; in sacred texts and scholastic writing; in philosophy; in psychology; in politics and social theory. Recognition is a phenomenon and a fulcrum that makes these discourses possible. To date, no one has attempted a comprehensive discussion of recognition across disciplines, places, and historical periods. Recognition and Modes of Knowledge is the culmination of an interdisciplinary conference on recognition with contributions from international authorities, including Piero Boitani, Roland Le Huenen, Rachel Adelman, and Christina Tarnopolsky. Students and experts in the humanities who desire a rich grounding in the concept of recognition should start with this book.

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Awards

  • Winner, AAUP Book, Jacket & Journal Show - Book Design / Scholarly Typographic

Editorial Reviews

".11 papers are presented here on such topics as recognition and identity in Euripides' Ion, ethical epiphany in the story of Judah and Tamar, Thomas Aquinas on Christian recognition in the case of Mary Magdalene, the interruption of traumatic doubling in the interpolated tale of Dorotea, Spenser's bad romance, and Plato and the contemporary politics of recognition." Book News Inc., 2013