Trojan Horses: Saving the Classics from Conservatives

165 Pages·2001·0.72 MB·English

by  Page DuBois

Trojan Horses

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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
duBois, Page.
Trojan horses : saving the classics from conservatives /
Page duBois.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN0-8147-1946-5(acid-free paper)
1. Classical philology—Study and teaching—United States.
2. Civilization, Classical—Study and teaching—United States.
3. Classical literature—History and criticism—Thoery, etc.
4. Education—Political aspects—United States. 5. Education,
Humanistic—United States. 6. Conservatism—United States.
I. Title.
PA78.U6D83 2001
880.9'001—dc21 00-012244
New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper,
and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability.
Manufactured in the United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
for John Daley

Contents
1 Whose Greeks? 1
2 Their Greeks 25
3 Aliens 57
4 Sex 75
5 Democracy 97
6 Gods 113
Notes 139
More Reading 143
Index 147
About the Author 151
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Trojan Horses