--- title: Classical Reception description: Classical reception studies how the literature, art, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome have been interpreted, adapted, and used in later historical periods. Learners will understand the enduring influence of classical antiquity on modern society. category: humanities subcategory: classics difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/classical-reception --- # Classical Reception Classical reception studies how the literature, art, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome have been interpreted, adapted, and used in later historical periods. Learners will understand the enduring influence of classical antiquity on modern society. ## Available Resources 1 Books • 1 Websites ## Websites ### 1. Our Mythical Childhood Survey Research portal of the ERC-funded Our Mythical Childhood project at the University of Warsaw, including a searchable survey of Greek and Roman myth in children's and young adult books, films, and media. Shows how antiquity is adapted for young audiences. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://omc.obta.al.uw.edu.pl/ **Tags:** classical-reception, greek-mythology, childrens-literature, young-adult-media, reception-studies ## Podcasts ### 1. Lit Century **Author:** Sandra Newman and Catherine Nichols Host Catherine Nichols and guests choose one book for each year of the twentieth century (Nella Larsen's Passing, 1936, Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls, 1966; Mohandas Gandhi's Indian Home Rule, 1909) and talk about it in its historical and literary context. Tune in to find out what the 20th century was all about. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.lithub.com **Tags:** 20th-century-literature, book-discussion, literary-history, author-interviews ### 2. Poetry Off the Shelf **Author:** Poetry Foundation Producer Helena de Groot talks to poets about language, dreams, love and loss, identity, connection, anger, discomfort, the creative process, the state of the world and the world of the soul. Hard conversations are welcomed—laughter is, too. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en-us | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.poetryfoundation.org/ **Tags:** poetry, poet-interviews, creative-process, contemporary-poetry ## Books ### 1. Classical Reception **Author:** Anastasia Bakogianni Monograph published by the Institute of Classical Studies (London) tracing Electra through the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, then through case studies of her reception in eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century works. Shows how one tragic heroine is reinterpreted across eras. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1905670370?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, classics --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. Personal study use welcome; republishing this curation requires permission (team@dantes.io).* View this page online: https://dantes.io/subject/classical-reception