The Classical Moment

Gail Holst-Warhaft is adjunct associate professor of classics and comparative literature at Cornell University. David R. McCann is Korean Foundation Professor of Korean Literature at Harvard University.

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Wake of the Greek Classical Moment Chapter 3 "They Requested Him as God of Their City": A Classical Moment in the Mesopotamian Experience Chapter 4 The Classical Moment in India: The Grammar of Discrimination in Kalidasa Chapter 5 The Classical Moment in China Chapter 6 Unstating the Classical Moment: The Logic of Forms and Forces in Heian Japan Chapter 7 Performing Dragons: The Construction of a Korean Classical Moment Chapter 8 In Search of Vietnamese Classical Moments Chapter 9 About the Contributors Chapter 10 Index