The Classical Moment

Views from Seven Literatures

Contributions by William W. Hallo, Stephanie W. Jamison, Thomas Lamarre, Paul Rouzer, Keith W. Taylor Edited by Gail Holst-Warhaft, David R. McCann

Publication date:

29 April 1999

Length of book:

152 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9780847694198

BOOK DESCRIPTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Classical Moment is a reexamination of the concept of a supreme moment in the literatures of Greece, Mesopotamia, India, China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Taking the case of Greece as its starting point, it examines what such "moments" have in common, how they are created, and what effect they have on subsequent literary creation.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Wake of the Greek Classical Moment
Chapter 3 "They Requested Him as God of Their City": A Classical Moment in the Mesopotamian Experience
Chapter 4 The Classical Moment in India: The Grammar of Discrimination in Kalidasa
Chapter 5 The Classical Moment in China
Chapter 6 Unstating the Classical Moment: The Logic of Forms and Forces in Heian Japan
Chapter 7 Performing Dragons: The Construction of a Korean Classical Moment
Chapter 8 In Search of Vietnamese Classical Moments
Chapter 9 About the Contributors
Chapter 10 Index