<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the paper is to make an attempt of theoretical synthesis connected with the idea of reception studies. It presents major aspects which are crucial for understanding the reception studies, especially for the reception of antiquity in Victorian literature (for instance chosen critical approaches to literature, contemporary tools for conducting the research like intertextuality). The paper also presents definitions of classics, classical tradition and reception and tries to explain why Victorian times and literature are a perfect research material to examine the reception of antiquity.</p></abstract>

The aim of the paper is to make an attempt of theoretical synthesis connected with the idea of reception studies. It presents major aspects which are crucial for understanding the reception studies, especially for the reception of antiquity in Victorian literature (for instance chosen critical approaches to literature, contemporary tools for conducting the research like intertextuality). The paper also presents definitions of classics, classical tradition and reception and tries to explain why Victorian times and literature are a perfect research material to examine the reception of antiquity.

The reception of antiquity in nineteenth-century British literature – an attempt at theoretical synthesis

Journal of Language and Cultural Education

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The aim of the paper is to make an attempt of theoretical synthesis connected with the idea of reception studies. It presents major aspects which are crucial...

The reception of antiquity in nineteenth-century British literature – an attempt at theoretical synthesis

Published Online: Dec 07, 2018

Page range: 144 - 160

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2018-0021

Keywords
Reception studies, Reader-Response Criticism, antiquity, classical tradition

© 2018 Agata Buda, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The reception of antiquity in nineteenth-century British literature – an attempt at theoretical synthesis

Published Online: Dec 07, 2018

Page range: 144 - 160

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2018-0021

KeywordsReception studies, Reader-Response Criticism, antiquity, classical tradition

© 2018 Agata Buda, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Reception studies, Reader-Response Criticism, antiquity, classical tradition