A Handbook Of Greek Literature Routledge Revivals

Author : H. J. Rose
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781317828747

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A Handbook of Greek Literature (Routledge Revivals) by H. J. Rose Pdf

First published in 1934, this book covers a broad array of ancient Greek literature, taking into account the most acknowledged of the Greek authors as well as those less well known. H. J. Rose presents the latest findings of the time in terms of research into Greek literature and covers subjects from Homer, Comedy and Poetry, to Philosophy, Science, and the Empire.

Author : H. J. Rose
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000882599

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A Handbook of Latin Literature by H. J. Rose Pdf

First published in 1954, A Handbook of Latin Literature is an attempt to put together a cohesive account of classical and early post-classical writings in the Latin tongue, and is a companion to the Handbook of Greek Literature. The book traces the history of Latin literature from the earliest times down to the death of St. Augustine, and tackles both theological and non-theological interests of Christian authors. This book will be of interest to students of history and literature.

Author : G. Lowes Dickinson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138957879

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The Greek View of Life by G. Lowes Dickinson Pdf

First published in 1896 (this twenty-third edition in 1957), this book provides a general introduction to Greek literature and thought. Among the subjects dealt with are the Greek view of religion, the state and its relation to the citizen, law, artisans and slaves, manual labour, trade and art.

Author : H. W. Parke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Greece
ISBN : 1138015571

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Greek Oracles (Routledge Revivals) by H. W. Parke Pdf

Greek Oracles, first published in 1967, presents an iintroduction to an often under-acknowledged aspect of the ancient world: its religion.From the individual with a reputation for divination to a priesthood officially recognised by the state, the wide field of prophecy was dominated by its traditional oracular centres, pre-eminently Delphi.Conclusions are based on an examination of this latter oracle throughout the thousand years when Graeco-Roman religious culture was oriented towards prophecy.

Author : Jan N. Bremmer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317800248

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Interpretations of Greek Mythology (Routledge Revivals) by Jan N. Bremmer Pdf

Interpretations of Greek Mythology, first published in1987, builds on the innovative work of Walter Burkert and the ‘Paris school’ of Jean-Pierre Vernant, and represents a renewal of interpretation of Greek mythology. The contributors to this volume present a variety of approaches to the Greek myths, all of which eschew a monolithic or exclusively structuralist hermeneutic method. Specifically, the notion that mythology can simply be read as a primitive mode of narrative history is rejected, with emphasis instead being placed on the relationships between mythology and history, ritual and political genealogy. The essays concentrate on some of the best known characters and themes – Oedipus, Orpheus, Narcissus – reflecting the complexity and fascination of the Greek imagination. The volume will long remain an indispensable tool for the study of Greek mythology, and it is of great interest to anyone interested in the development of Greek culture and civilisation and the nature of myth.

Author : W. B. Stanford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781317698760

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Greek Tragedy and the Emotions (Routledge Revivals) by W. B. Stanford Pdf

According to Aristotle the main purpose of tragedy is the manipulation of emotions, and yet there are relatively few accessible studies of the precise dynamics of emotion in the Athenian theatre. In Greek Tragedy and the Emotions, first published in 1993, W.B. Stanford reviews the evidence for ‘emotionalism’ – as the great Attic playwrights presented it, as the actors and choruses expressed it, and as their audiences reacted to it. Sociological aspects of the issue are considered, and the whole range of emotions, not just ‘pity and fear’, is discussed. The aural, visual and stylistic methods of inciting emotion are analysed, and Aeschylus’ Oresteia is examined exclusively in terms of the emotions that it exploits. Finally, Stanford’s conclusions are contrasted with the accepted theories of tragic ‘catharsis’. Greek terms are transliterated and all quotations are in translation, so Greek Tragedy and the Emotions will appeal particularly to those unfamiliar with Classical Greek.

Author : Andrew Brown
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317808190

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A New Companion to Greek Tragedy (Routledge Revivals) by Andrew Brown Pdf

That the works of the ancient tragedians still have an immediate and profound appeal surely needs no demonstration, yet the modern reader continually stumbles across concepts which are difficult to interpret or relate to – moral pollution, the authority of oracles, classical ideas of geography – as well as the names of unfamiliar legendary and mythological figures. A New Companion to Greek Tragedy provides a useful reference tool for the ‘Greekless’ reader: arranged on a strictly encyclopaedic pattern, with headings for all proper names occurring in the twelve most frequently read tragedies, it contains brief but adequately detailed essays on moral, religious and philosophical terms, as well as mythical genealogies where important. There are in addition entries on Greek theatre, technical terms and on other writers from Aristotle to Freud, whilst the essay by P. E. Easterling traces some connections between the ideas found in the tragedians and earlier Greek thought.

Author : Gregory Nagy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1123840702

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Greek Literature in the Byzantine Period by Gregory Nagy Pdf

Author : Page duBois
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781315470887

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Torture and Truth (Routledge Revivals) by Page duBois Pdf

First published in 1991, this book — through the examination of ancient Greek literary, philosophical and legal texts — analyses how the Athenian torture of slaves emerged from and reinforced the concept of truth as something hidden in the human body. It discusses the tradition of understanding truth as something that is generally concealed and the ideas of ‘secret space’ in both the female body and the Greek temple. This philosophy and practice is related to Greek views of the ‘Other’ (women and outsiders) and considers the role of torture in distinguishing slave and free in ancient Athens. A wide range of perspectives — from Plato to Sartre — are employed to examine the subject.

Author : Andrew Brown
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317808183

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A New Companion to Greek Tragedy (Routledge Revivals) by Andrew Brown Pdf

That the works of the ancient tragedians still have an immediate and profound appeal surely needs no demonstration, yet the modern reader continually stumbles across concepts which are difficult to interpret or relate to – moral pollution, the authority of oracles, classical ideas of geography – as well as the names of unfamiliar legendary and mythological figures. A New Companion to Greek Tragedy provides a useful reference tool for the ‘Greekless’ reader: arranged on a strictly encyclopaedic pattern, with headings for all proper names occurring in the twelve most frequently read tragedies, it contains brief but adequately detailed essays on moral, religious and philosophical terms, as well as mythical genealogies where important. There are in addition entries on Greek theatre, technical terms and on other writers from Aristotle to Freud, whilst the essay by P. E. Easterling traces some connections between the ideas found in the tragedians and earlier Greek thought.

Author : John T Hooker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317751229

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Mycenaean Greece (Routledge Revivals) by John T Hooker Pdf

Mycenaean Greece, first published in 1976, investigates from an historical point of view some of the crucial periods in the Greek Bronze Age. The principal subject is the so-called ‘Mycenaean’ culture which arose during the sixteenth century BC, as assimilation of the previous ‘Helladic’ culture of mainland Greece with some of the developments of Minoan Crete. Many of the material aspects of the Mycenaean civilisation are examined, as are the extent of Mycenaean expansion overseas and the eventual destruction of Mycenaean sites which marked the end of their civilisation. The author also considers the evidence relating to the religious beliefs of the Mycenaeans and their social, political and economic organisations, and he relates the Mycenaean culture to the later civilisation of Archaic and Classical Greece. There is an Appendix containing a list of Mycenaean sites, with reference to excavation reports, and a full bibliography.

Author : John T. Hooker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 041574816X

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Mycenaean Greece (Routledge Revivals) by John T. Hooker Pdf

Mycenaean Greece, first published in 1976, investigates from an historical point of view some of the crucial periods in the Greek Bronze Age. The principal subject is the so-called 'Mycenaean' culture which arose during the sixteenth century BC, as assimilation of the previous 'Helladic' culture of mainland Greece with some of the developments of Minoan Crete. Many of the material aspects of the Mycenaean civilisation are examined, as are the extent of Mycenaean expansion overseas and the eventual destruction of Mycenaean sites which marked the end of their civilisation. The author also considers the evidence relating to the religious beliefs of the Mycenaeans and their social, political and economic organisations, and he relates the Mycenaean culture to the later civilisation of Archaic and Classical Greece. There is an Appendix containing a list of Mycenaean sites, with reference to excavation reports, and a full bibliography.

Author : Victor Ehrenberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135090302

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The People of Aristophanes (Routledge Revivals) by Victor Ehrenberg Pdf

First published in 1951, The People of Aristophanes provides a sociological account of Athens in the period of its greatest glory. Drawing upon Old Attic Comedy and the plays of Aristophanes, the author recreates, for the reader, the life of Athens at that time. He writes extensively about social structure, family, religion and political relationships within the state, and discusses the far-reaching changes which took place within Athenian society.

Author : Ken Dowden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317745457

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Death and the Maiden by Ken Dowden Pdf

A remarkable number of Greek myths concern the plight of virgins – slaughtered, sacrificed, hanged, transformed into birds, cows, dear, bears, trees, and punished in Hades. Death and the Maiden, first published in 1989, contextualises this mythology in terms of geography, history and culture, and offers a comprehensive theory firmly grounded in an ubiquitous ritual: pubescent girls’ rites of passage. By means of comparative anthropology, it is argued that many local ceremonies are echoed throughout the whole range of myths, both famous and obscure. Further, Professor Dowden examines boys’ rites, as well as the renewal of entire communities at regular intervals. The first full-length work in English devoted to passage-rites in Greek myth, Death and the Maiden is an important contribution to the exciting developments in the study of the interrelation between myth and ritual: from it an innovative view on the origination of many Greek myths emerges.

Author : Lauren K. Taaffe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781317700159

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Aristophanes and Women (Routledge Revivals) by Lauren K. Taaffe Pdf

Aristophanes and Women, first published in 1993, investigates the workings of the great Athenian comedian’s ‘women plays’ in an attempt to discern why they were in fact probably quite funny to their original audiences. It is argued that modern students, scholars, and dramatists need to consider much more closely the conditions of the plays’ ancient productions when evaluating their ostensible themes. Three plays are focused upon: Lysistrata, Thesmophoriazusae, and Ecclesiazusae. All seem to speak quite eloquently to contemporary concerns about women’s rights, the value of women’s work, and the relationships between women and war, literary representation and politics. On the one hand, Professor Taaffe tries to retrieve what an ancient Athenian audience may have l appreciated about these plays and what their central theses may have meant within that culture. On the other hand, Aristophanes is discussed from the perspective of a late twentieth-century, specifically female, reader.