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Author : Victor Purcell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015000607294
Author : Victor William Williams Saunders Purcell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:315079024
Author : Alexandros Kampakoglou
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110648744
Recent years have witnessed a revival of interest in the influence of archaic lyric poetry on Hellenistic poets. However, no study has yet examined the reception of Pindar, the most prominent of the lyric poets, in the poetry of this period. This monograph is the first book to offer a systematic examination of the evidence for the reception of Pindar in the works of Callimachus of Cyrene, Theocritus of Syracuse, Apollonius of Rhodes and Posidippus of Pella. Through a series of case studies, it argues that Pindaric poetry exercised a considerable influence on a variety of Hellenistic genres: epinician elegies and epigrams, hymns, encomia, and epic poetry. For the poets active at the courts of the first three Ptolemies, Pindar's poetry represented praise discourse in its most successful configuration. Imitating aspects of it, they lent their support to the ideological apparatus of Greco-Egyptian kingship, shaped the literary profile of Pindar for future generations of readers, and defined their own role and place in Greek literary history. The discussion offered in this book suggests new insights into aspects of literary tradition, Ptolemaic patronage, and Hellenistic poetics, placing Pindar's work at the very heart of an intricate nexus of political and poetic correspondences.
Author : David Sacks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Greece
ISBN : 0195112067
More than four thousand years ago, a warrior people invaded the rugged hills and fertile plains of the Balkan Peninsula. These people were the ancient Greeks, and their legacy to modern global society is immense. The Greeks invented democracy, narrative history writing, stage tragedy and comedy, philosophy, biological study, and political theory. They introduced the alphabet to European languages and they developed monumental styles of architecture still used throughout the United States for museums, courthouses, and other public buildings. They created a system of sports competitions and a cult of physical fitness, both of which we have inherited. In sculpture, they perfected the representation of the human body. In geometry, they developed theorems and terminology that are still taught in schools. They created the idea of national literature, with its recognized great writers and the libraries to preserve their work. And, perhaps what most people would think of first, the Greeks bequeathed to us their treasure trove of myths, including a hero who remains a favorite today--Hercules. A Dictionary of the Ancient Greek World assembles the people, places, events, and ideas of this spectacular civilization in one easy-to-use source. With over five hundred entries and more than seventy line-drawings, this essential A-Z reference covers every aspect of Greek civilization, from the beginning of Minoan civilization in the third millennium B.C. to the Roman annexation of mainland Greece in 146 B.C. Detailing not only the loftiest achievements of the Greeks but also the ordinary facets of their everyday life--from the philosophy of Plato to Greek sexual attitudes--this extraordinary compendium illuminates the vitality and genius of that influential culture.
Author : Roberto Calasso
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780804151344
Presenting the stories of Zeus and Europa, Theseus and Ariadne, the birth of Athens and the fall of Troy, in all their variants, Calasso also uncovers the distant origins of secrets and tragedy, virginity, and rape. "A perfect work like no other. (Calasso) has re-created . . . the morning of our world."--Gore Vidal. 15 engravings.
Author : Thomas Park
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1811
Category : Fore-edge painting
ISBN : CHI:101709713
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1813
Category : Greek literature
ISBN : NYPL:33433074381710
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1813
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019044875
Author : Homer,William Shakespeare
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Inspired by the bestselling Delphi Poets Series, this eBook features The World's Greatest Poems, with verses and extracts from poetical plays and seminal epic poems that have shaped the course of poetry over the centuries. From the earliest beginnings of Western literature in Homer's epics, to the Renaissance masterpieces of Spenser, Sidney and Shakespeare; from the evocative beauty of the Romantic poets to the brilliance of Yeats, the War Poets and other modern masters, this collection provides hundreds of the world's most beloved poets and thousands of treasured verses. (Version 2) * Excellent formatting of the poems * Wide breadth of poets from across time and cultures * Special alphabetical contents tables for the poems and poets * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order CONTENTS: The World’s Greatest Poems CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER LIST OF POETS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Author : Laura Miguélez-Cavero
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008-11-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110210415
Examining carefully the Egyptian epic hexameter production from the 3rd to the 6th centuries AD, especially that of the southern region (Thebaid), this study provides an image of three centuries in the history of the Graeco-Egyptian literature, in which authors and poetry are related directly to the social-economic, cultural and literary contexts from which they come. The training they could get and the books and authors they came in touch with explain that we know so many names and works, written in a language and metrics that enjoyed the greatest esteem, being considered proofs of the highest culture. Laura Miguélez Cavero demonstrates that the traditional image of a “school of Nonnos” is not justified ‐ rather, Triphiodorus, Nonnus, Musaeus, Colluthus, Cyrus of Panopolis and Christodorus of Coptos are just the tip of a literary iceberg we know only to some extent through the texts that papyri offer us.
Author : Elizabeth Muir Tyler
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781442640726
Author : Sofia Carvalho
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110715880
The mythical narratives of Stesichorus provide the earliest surviving examples of poetic production in the Greek West. This book illustrates how Stesichorus reshaped Greek epic to create a remarkably innovative type of lyric poetry – a literature that was particularly expressive in its handling of motifs associated with travel, such as the voyages of heroes, their returns home, and their escapes. This comprehensive survey of Stesichorus’ treatment of myth discusses his engagement with Homer and Hesiod, his powerful and often moving means of characterisation, his subtle treatment of narrative, and his elaboration of emotional episodes unprecedented in archaic Greek lyric poetry. All Greek is translated, making the book accessible to anyone with an interest in one of the great poets of archaic Greece, whose work had such an impact on the later genre of tragedy.
Author : Virginia Chandler
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780738769776
Your Quest for Dragons Begins Now Here there be dragons! Arising out of our greatest myths and legends, dragons are powerful allies, lending their gifts and wisdom to your magickal practice. Summon forth their sacred energies and weave their transformative power into your life with spells, rituals, meditations, and more. Seeking Dragons presents a cross-cultural exploration of the draconic archetypes as they have appeared across the millennia as gods, monsters, and mentors. Sharing visualizations, oil and incense recipes, and detailed rituals for honoring celestial and elemental dragons, Virginia Chandler helps you forge close bonds with these mysterious creatures as essential spiritual companions. You'll learn how to make offerings to them, perform lunar magick with them, and connect to their energy through folklore. If your heart has longed to work with dragons, then open this book and let the adventure begin.
Author : Robert Shorrock
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004351103
Nonnus once vied with Homer for popularity; today his Dionysiaca languishes in obscurity. The Challenge of Epic offers a literary critical rehabilitation of Nonnus' fifth-century AD poem. It argues that modern neglect stems from a failure to appreciate the central position of allusion in late-antique poetry. Attention first focuses on intertextual allusion. It is argued that the poet draws on a plethora of allusions to the cycle of Greek mythology in order to imbue his specific narrative with a universal significance. Focus then shifts to metapoetic allusion: the way in which Nonnus alludes self-consciously to the process of writing, and develops parallels between himself and his subject, Dionysus. Through an appreciation of Nonnus' alllusive strategies, the modern reader can again engage with the mind-bending challenge of the Dionysiaca.
Author : Robert Anderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1795
Category : English poetry
ISBN : UCD:31175035197030