Name: Rediscovering E.R. Dodds: Scholarship, Education, Poetry, and the Paranormal
ISBN: 9780191083150

Rediscovering E.R. Dodds: Scholarship, Education, Poetry, and the Paranormal

Author Description

Cover; Rediscovering E.r. Dodds: Scholarship, Education, Poetry, And The Paranormal; Copyright; Preface; Contents; List Of Illustrations; List Of Contributors; 1: Introduction: A Missing Person?; 2: An Irishman Abroad; Centre And Left; Oxford; The Regius Chair Of Greek; Stages And Changes; Curricular Reform; Home And Away; Conclusion; 3: The Battle For The Irrational: Greek Religion 1920-50; Introduction; The Belle Époque History Of Religions; The Interwar Years; Nilsson And Wilamowitz; Nilsson And Otto; Three Flashpoints; Conclusion; 4: The Rational Irrationalist: Dodds And The Paranormal 5: The Greeks And The Irrational6: 'the Road Of Excess': Dodds And Greek Tragedy; 'euripides The Irrationalist' And Other Early Papers; The Bacchae Commentary; 'morals And Politics In The Oresteia'; 'on Misunderstanding The Oedipus Rex'; 7: Dodds On Plato: The Gorgias Edition; 8: Dodds's Influence On Neoplatonic Studies; Plotinus; Later Neoplatonism; Networks And Pupils; 9: Pagans And Christians: Fifty Years Of Anxiety; Introduction: 1963; Anxieties; Pagans And Christians In A New Age; Post Scriptum; 10: Dodds, Plotinus, And Stephen Mackenna 11: 'the Lonely Flight Of Mind': W.b. Yeats, Louis Macneice, And The Metaphysical Poetry Of Dodds's Scholarshipi; Ii; 12: The Deaths Of Tragedy: The Agamemnon Of Macneice, Dodds, And Yeats; 13: Dodds And Educational Policy For A Defeated Germany; Wartime Planning For The Defeat Of Germany; The Foreign Research And Press Service And The Foreign Office Research Department; Minds In The Making; Lectures On German Themes; The Aut Delegation And Its Report; Acknowledgement; 14: Memories Of E.r. Dodds; Ruth Padel; Helen Ganly; Oswyn Murray; Donald Russell E.r. Dodds: A Bibliography Of His Publications1916; 1917; 1919; 1920; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1927-8; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1931-2; 1933; 1933-4; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1938-9; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1959; 1960

Menrva's Summary

THE THESIS

This volume investigates the multifaceted intellectual legacy of E.R. Dodds, questioning how his diverse interests in classical scholarship, educational reform, and the paranormal converged to shape 20th-century humanities. The editors, Christopher Pelling, Christopher Stray, and Stephen J. Harrison, assemble a collection of essays from leading scholars to re-evaluate Dodds's contributions beyond his most famous works. By examining his correspondence, administrative roles, and personal writings, the contributors construct a comprehensive framework for understanding Dodds as both a rigorous academic and a complex public intellectual.

THE SCOPE MAP

What You Will Find

Analysis of Dodds's influence on Neoplatonic studies and Greek tragedy interpretation.
Historical documentation of his involvement in post-war German educational policy.
Examination of his engagement with the paranormal and its intersection with his classical research.
A detailed bibliography of his publications spanning from 1916 to 1960.

Scope Limits

The text does not provide a comprehensive psychological biography, focusing instead on his professional and intellectual output.
It does not offer a general introduction to Greek history, assuming a baseline knowledge of the field.

THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE

Scholars in the field of classical studies identify this collection as a vital resource for contextualizing Dodds's work within the broader intellectual climate of the mid-20th century. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a specialized reference for those already familiar with the history of Oxford classicism.

Page Count:
368

Publication Date:
2019-01-01

Publisher:
Oxford University Press,

ISBN-10:
0191083151

ISBN-13:
9780191083150

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