Agon In Classical Literature

Author : Efstathiou EDWARDS
Publisher : University of London Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1905670990

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Agon in Classical Literature by Efstathiou EDWARDS Pdf

A collection of essays on the topical concept of agon in Greek literature. The papers collected in this volume are offered by colleagues and former students in honor of Chris Carey, emeritus professor of Greek at University College London. The multifaceted topic of the agon, or contest of word, and its varying representations in Greek literature aptly corresponds to the outstanding variety of Carey's research interests, which include the works of Homer, lyric poetry, drama, law, rhetoric, and historiography. This volume sets out to reflect on facets of the agon across these literary genres and the pivotal role of competition in ancient Greek thought. It aims to explore the wide range of agonal dynamics, and their generic and cultural value, as well as stimulating fresh discussions under a broad spectrum of theoretical and methodological approaches.

Author : Elton T. E. Barker
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-22
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780191562242

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Entering the Agon by Elton T. E. Barker Pdf

This book investigates one of the most characteristic and prominent features of ancient Greek literature - the scene of debate or agon, in which with varying degrees of formality characters square up to each other and engage in a contest of words. Drawing on six case studies of different kinds of narrative - epic, historiography and tragedy - and authors as diverse as Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides, Sophocles and Euripides, this wide-ranging study analyses each example of debate in its context according to a set of interrelated questions: who debates, when, why, and with what consequences? Based on the changing representations of debate across and within different genres, it shows the importance of debate to these key canonical genres and, in turn, the role of literature in the construction of a citizen body through the exploration, reproduction and management of dissent from authority.

Author : Pfitzner
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004265936

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Paul and the Agon Motif by Pfitzner Pdf

Author : Elton T. E. Barker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1132158942

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Entering the Agon by Elton T. E. Barker Pdf

"This book investigates one of the most characteristic and prominent features of ancient Greek literature - the scene of debate or agon, in which with varying degrees of formality characters square up to each other and engage in a contest of words - and sets out for the first time to trace its changing representations through Homeric epic, historiography and tragedy. Combining literary dialogic theory with sociological approaches towards structure, it makes the claim that debate is best understood in relation to an institutional framework, in which issues of authority and dissent are variously set out and worked through." "Aimed at both scholar and student, including anyone interested in the origins of political thought, this book demonstrates not only the fundamental importance of debate to these genres, but also the ways representations of debate reproduce an agonistic mentality which intersects with and informs the broader cultural construction of a citizen community."--Résumé de l'éditeur

Author : Northrop Frye
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780802039194

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Northrop Frye on Milton and Blake by Northrop Frye Pdf

Angela Esterhammer, a student of Frye's in the 1980s, has provided annotation and an introduction that demonstrates the poets' importance for Frye's literary and cultural criticism and provides a twenty-first-century perspective on the legacy of his work.

Author : Jóhann Páll Árnason
Publisher : Franz Steiner Verlag
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 3515077472

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Agon, Logos, Polis by Jóhann Páll Árnason Pdf

Ten papers, from a conference held at Ohio State University in 1997, reconsider Greek experience and its lessons for later cultures from a variety of perspectives. The contributions reflect in particular the central role of politics and the `Polis', so distinctively and uniquely Greek, in the development of Greek culture. The papers also consider Greek philosophy, drama and the Greek view of the natural and divine world around them and demonstrate the continuing influence of Hellenism by discussing modern adaptations of Greek models. Contributors include Johann Arnason, Cornelius Castoriadis, Vassilis Lambropoulos, Christian Meier, Oswyn Murray, Peter Murphy, Kurt Raaflaub, Louis Ruprecht, Jean-Pierre Vernant and Pierre Vidal-Naquet.

Author : Yunus Tuncel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Agon (The Greek word).
ISBN : 0874628237

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Agon in Nietzsche by Yunus Tuncel Pdf

Provides a comprehensive study of Nietzsche's relationship to the agonistic culture of ancient Greece. The book examines not only the overt elements of Greek agonism in Nietzsche's early works, but also shows how his later works embody its spirit as it is manifest in such notions as the will to power, the overhuman and "active justice."

Author : Michael A. Lloyd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Debates and debating in literature
ISBN : 1383005109

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The Agon in Euripides by Michael A. Lloyd Pdf

The agon in classical tragedies is a type of formal debate, often reminiscent of the lawcourts, in which two characters debate central issues of the play. This study deals generally with formal debates in Euripides, giving particular attention to their dramatic context and function.

Author : P. E. Easterling,Bernard Knox
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1985-05-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0521210429

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The Cambridge History of Classical Literature: Volume 1, Greek Literature by P. E. Easterling,Bernard Knox Pdf

This volume looks at literature of the Hellenistic period.

Author : Salvador Mercer
Publisher : Diamond Star Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Black Dragon by Salvador Mercer Pdf

A thousand years ago, on the world of Claire-Agon, a war raged between men and dragons. When an expedition of elite warriors goes missing in the fetid Kero Swamp, Olivia Moross, Priestess of Astor and daughter of the regional prefect, is caught in the conflict between her divine holy order, the sinister Kesh wizards, and the nobles of the ruling class of Ulatha. Seeking the fate of the lost expedition, and struggling to learn what might exist in the desolate Kero Swamp, Olivia finds herself battling human, beastly and supernatural forces. With the help of her father's nobles, and an unexpected Ranger of the Arnen, she must not only save her town, but also remain true to her beliefs in the pursuit of the truth. Olivia soon discovers that in the world of Claire-Agon, when dealing with a Black Dragon, sometimes dead is better.

Author : P. E. Easterling,Bernard MacGregor Walker Knox
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Classical drama
ISBN : 0521359821

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Greek Literature by P. E. Easterling,Bernard MacGregor Walker Knox Pdf

"The Cambridge History of Classical Literature, Volume 1 offers a comprehensive survey of Greek literature from Homer to end of the period of stable Graeco-Roman civilation in the third century A.D. It embodies the advances made by recent classical scholarship and pays particular attention to texts that have become known in modern times. After its success in hardcover, this volume is now being issued in four paperback parts, providing individual texts on early Greek poetry, Greek drama, philosophy, history and oratory, and on the literature of the Hellenistic period and the Empire. A chapter on books and readers in the Greek world concludes Part 4. Each part has its own appendix of authors and works, a list of works cited, and an index."--Publisher's description.

Author : Michael A. Lloyd
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0198147783

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The Agon in Euripides by Michael A. Lloyd Pdf

This book is a study of the agon, or formal debate, in Euripides' tragedies. In these scenes, two characters confront each other, often before an arbitrator or judge, and make long speeches as if they were opponents in a court of law. Most of Euripides' extant plays contain an agon, often of crucial importance to the central conflict of the play. Lloyd provides interpretations of the more important agones, giving special attention to their dramatic context and function. Concentrating on Euripides' rhetorical skill, brilliance in argument, and interest in philosophy, Lloyd explores the role of formal debate in Euripides. He contrasts the agon in Euripides' work with that of Sophocles, and discusses extensively Euripides' relationship to fifth-century rhetorical theory and practice.

Author : Sofie Remijsen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107050785

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The End of Greek Athletics in Late Antiquity by Sofie Remijsen Pdf

A comprehensive study of how and why athletic contests, a characteristic feature of ancient Greek culture, disappeared in late antiquity.

Author : Claudio Colaguori
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Competition
ISBN : 1897160631

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Agon Culture by Claudio Colaguori Pdf

Agon Culture offers an analysis of the human condition through an examination of the way in which the cultural ideology of competition operates as a mode of rationality that underpins the order of domination. By combining insights from Theodor Adorno's critical theory with a reconstruction of the philosophy of the agon, the book formulates a novel critical theory of cultural domination that offers insights into our "winner-loser" culture and a renewed intensity of its social Darwinist tendencies. Contrary to current evolutionary thinkers who understand competition as a biological drive, Agon Culture posits that competition is a powerful force that has a largely unrecognized and dangerous underside in its promotion of interpersonal conflict, war, and cyclical domination.

Author : Alexandra Bracken
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781368002318

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Lore by Alexandra Bracken Pdf

From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Darkest Minds comes a sweepingly ambitious, high-octane tale of power, destiny, love, and redemption. Every seven years, the Agon begins. As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals. They are hunted by the descendants of ancient bloodlines, all eager to kill a god and seize their divine power and immortality. Long ago, Lore Perseous fled that brutal world, turning her back on the hunt’s promises of eternal glory after her family was murdered by a rival line. For years she's pushed away any thought of revenge against the man—now a god—responsible for their deaths. Yet as the next hunt dawns over New York City, two participants seek her out: Castor, a childhood friend Lore believed to be dead, and Athena, one of the last of the original gods, now gravely wounded. The goddess offers an alliance against their mutual enemy and a way to leave the Agon behind forever. But Lore's decision to rejoin the hunt, binding her fate to Athena's, will come at a deadly cost—and it may not be enough to stop the rise of a new god with the power to bring humanity to its knees.