Theory for Classics

Theory for Classics: A student’s guide, is a clear and concise handbook to the key connections between Classical Studies and critical theory in the twentieth century. Louise A. Hitchcock looks at the way classics has been engaged across a number of disciplines. Beginning with four foundational figures—Freud, Marx, Nietzsche, and Saussure—Hitchcock goes on to provide guided introductions of the major theoretical thinkers of the past century, from Adorno to Williams. Each entry offers biographical, theoretical, and bibliographical information along with a discussion of each figure’s relevance to Classical Studies and suggestions for future research.