Since its rediscovery in the early 20th century, through spectacular finds such as those by Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos, Minoan Crete has captured the imagination not only of archaeologists but also of a wider public. This is shown, among other things, by its appearance and uses in a variety of modern cultural practices: from the innovative dances of Sergei Diaghilev and Ted Shawn, to public and vernacular architecture, psychoanalysis, literature, sculpture, fashion designs, and even neo-p...

Dans l’Antiquité, Délos eut un double privilège: « terre natale » d’Apollon, ce fut un des grands sanctuaires de la Grèce; simple bourgade à ses débuts, elle devint à l’époque hellénistique un emporiuni mundi, une plaque tournante du commerce égéen, où s’établit une population nombreuse et cosmopolite. Aussi, aux veux des Modernes, son rôle documentaire est-il éminent, d’autant plus qu’un abandon précoce a favorisé la conservation des ruines et facilité la fouille, nous valant une rare var...

Hellenomania, the second volume in the MANIA series, presents a wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary exploration of the modern reception of ancient Greek material culture in cultural practices ranging from literature to architecture, stage and costume design, painting, sculpture, cinema, and the performing arts. It examines both canonical and less familiar responses to both real and imagined Greek antiquities from the seventeenth century to the present, across various national context...