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Fantasy in Greek and Roman Literature

Graham Anderson
Fantasy in Greek and Roman Literature Book PDF

Author : Graham Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429639173

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Fantasy in Greek and Roman Literature offers an overview of Greek and Roman excursions into fantasy, including imaginary voyages, dream-worlds, talking animals and similar impossibilities. This is a territory seldom explored and extends to rarely read texts such as the Aesop Romance, The Battle of the Frogs and the Mice, and The Pumpkinification of the Emperor Claudius. Bringing this diverse material together for the first time, Anderson widens readers’ perspectives on the realm of fantasy in ancient literature, including topics such as dialogues with the dead, Utopian communities and fantastic feasts. Going beyond the more familiar world of myth, his examples range from The Golden Ass to the Late Antique Testament of a Pig. The volume also explores ancient resistance to the world of make-believe. Fantasy in Greek and Roman Literature is an invaluable resource not only for students of classical and comparative literature, but also for modern writers on fantasy who want to explore the genre’s origins in antiquity, both in the more obvious and in lesser-known texts.

Dream, Fantasy, and Visual Art in Roman Elegy

Emma Scioli
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Author : Emma Scioli
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780299303846

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Dream, Fantasy, and Visual Art in Roman Elegy by Emma Scioli Pdf

The elegists, ancient Rome's most introspective poets, filled their works with vivid, first-person accounts of dreams. Emma Scioli examines these varied and visually striking textual dreamscapes, arguing that the poets exploited dynamics of visual representation to share with readers the intensely personal experience of dreaming.

The Reception of Ancient Greece and Rome in Children’s Literature

Anonim
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Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004298606

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The Reception of Ancient Greece and Rome in Children’s Literature by Anonim Pdf

The Reception of Ancient Greece and Rome in Children’s Literature: Heroes and Eagles investigates the varying receptions of Ancient Greece and Rome in children’s literature, covering the genres of historical fiction, fantasy, mystery stories and classical mythology, and considering the ideological manipulations in these works.

Classical Traditions in Modern Fantasy

Brett M. Rogers,Benjamin Eldon Stevens
Classical Traditions in Modern Fantasy Book PDF

Author : Brett M. Rogers,Benjamin Eldon Stevens
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780190610067

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Classical Traditions in Modern Fantasy by Brett M. Rogers,Benjamin Eldon Stevens Pdf

Classical Traditions in Modern Fantasy presents fifteen all-new essays on how fantasy draws on ancient Greek and Roman mythology, philosophy, literature, history, art, and cult practice.

The Moon in the Greek and Roman Imagination

Karen ní Mheallaigh
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Author : Karen ní Mheallaigh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108483032

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The Moon in the Greek and Roman Imagination by Karen ní Mheallaigh Pdf

This is a book for readers who are fascinated by the Moon and the earliest speculations about life on other worlds. It takes the reader on a journey from the earliest Greek poetry, philosophy and science, through Plutarch's mystical doctrines to the thrilling lunar adventures of Lucian of Samosata.

The Just City

Jo Walton
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Author : Jo Walton
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466800823

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"Here in the Just City you will become your best selves. You will learn and grow and strive to be excellent." Created as an experiment by the time-traveling goddess Pallas Athene, the Just City is a planned community, populated by over ten thousand children and a few hundred adult teachers from all eras of history, along with some handy robots from the far human future—all set down together on a Mediterranean island in the distant past. The student Simmea, born an Egyptian farmer's daughter sometime between 500 and 1000 A.D, is a brilliant child, eager for knowledge, ready to strive to be her best self. The teacher Maia was once Ethel, a young Victorian lady of much learning and few prospects, who prayed to Pallas Athene in an unguarded moment during a trip to Rome—and, in an instant, found herself in the Just City with grey-eyed Athene standing unmistakably before her. Meanwhile, Apollo—stunned by the realization that there are things mortals understand better than he does—has arranged to live a human life, and has come to the City as one of the children. He knows his true identity, and conceals it from his peers. For this lifetime, he is prone to all the troubles of being human. Then, a few years in, Sokrates arrives—the same Sokrates recorded by Plato himself—to ask all the troublesome questions you would expect. What happens next is a tale only the brilliant Jo Walton could tell. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Unwrapped Sky

Rjurik Davidson
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Author : Rjurik Davidson
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429948388

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Unwrapped Sky by Rjurik Davidson Pdf

A hundred years ago, the Minotaurs saved Caeli-Amur from conquest. Now, three very different people may hold the keys to the city's survival. Once, it is said, gods used magic to create reality, with powers that defied explanation. But the magic—or science, if one believes those who try to master the dangers of thaumaturgy—now seems more like a dream. Industrial workers for House Technis, farmers for House Arbor, and fisher folk of House Marin eke out a living and hope for a better future. But the philosopher-assassin Kata plots a betrayal that will cost the lives of godlike Minotaurs; the ambitious bureaucrat Boris Autec rises through the ranks as his private life turns to ashes; and the idealistic seditionist Maximilian hatches a mad plot to unlock the vaunted secrets of the Great Library of Caeli-Enas, drowned in the fabled city at the bottom of the sea, its strangeness visible from the skies above. In a novel of startling originality and riveting suspense, these three people, reflecting all the hopes and dreams of the ancient city, risk everything for a future that they can create only by throwing off the shackles of tradition and superstition, as their destinies collide at ground zero of a conflagration that will transform the world . . . or destroy it. Unwrapped Sky is a stunningly original debut by Rjurik Davidson, a young master of the New Weird. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Goddess of Yesterday

Caroline B. Cooney
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Author : Caroline B. Cooney
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-21
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780307485496

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Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline B. Cooney Pdf

Anaxandra is taken from her birth island at age 6 by King Nicander to be a companion to his crippled daughter, Princess Callisto. Six years later, her new island is sacked by pirates and she is the sole survivor. Alone with only her Medusa figurine, she reinvents herself as Princess Callisto when Menelaus, great king of Sparta, lands with his men. He takes her back to Sparta with him where Helen, his beautiful wife, does not believe that the red-headed child is Princess Callisto. Although fearful of the half-mortal, half-goddess Helen, Anaxandra is able to stay out of harm’s way—until the Trojan princes Paris and Aeneas arrive. Paris and Helen’s fascination with each other soon turns to passion and plunges Sparta and Troy into war. Can Anaxandra find the courage to reinvent herself once again, appease the gods, and save herself? In Caroline B. Cooney’s epic tale of one girl’s courage and will to survive, Anaxandra learns that home is where you make it and identity goes deeper than just your name.

Lion of Macedon

David Gemmell
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Author : David Gemmell
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307797636

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Lion of Macedon by David Gemmell Pdf

Over and again, the aged seeress Tamis scried all the possible tomorrows. In every one, dark forces threatened Greece; terrible evil was poised to reenter the world. The future held only one hope: a half-caste Spartan boy, Parmenion. So Tamis made it her mission to see that Parmenion would before the deadliest warrior in the world -- no matter what the cost. Raised to manhood in Sparta, bullied and forced to fight for his life every day, Parmenion had no notion of the unseen dimensions of magic and mystery that shaped his fate. He grew in strength and cunning. His military genius earned him the title Strategos in Sparta. His triumphs for the city of Thebes made him a hero. And finally his fate led him to the service of Philip of Macedon. As Tamis had foreseen, Parmenion's destiny was tied to the Dark God, to Philip, and to the yet-unborn Alexander. All too soon the future was upon them. Parmenion stood poised to defeat evil -- or to open the gate for the Dark God to reenter the world.

Fairytale in the Ancient World

Graham Anderson
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Author : Graham Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002-01-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134560462

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Fairytale in the Ancient World by Graham Anderson Pdf

In this, the first modern study of the ancient fairytale, Graham Anderson asks whether the familiar children's fairytale of today existed in the ancient world. He examines texts from the classical period and finds many stories which resemble those we know today, including: * a Jewish Egyptian Cinderella * a Snow White whose enemy is the goddess Artemis * a Pied Piper at Troy. He puts forward many previously unsuspected candidates as classical variants of the modern fairytale and argues that the degree of violence and cruelty in the ancient tales means they must have been meant for adults.

Greek Literature in the Roman Empire

Jason König
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Author : Jason König
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781472521323

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Greek Literature in the Roman Empire by Jason König Pdf

In this book Jason Konig offers for the first time an accessible yet comprehensive account of the multi-faceted Greek literature of the Roman Empire, focusing especially on the first three centuries AD. He covers in turn the Greek novels of this period, the satirical writing of Lucian, rhetoric, philosophy, scientific and miscellanistic writing, geography and history, biography and poetry, providing a vivid introduction to key texts, with extensive quotation in translation. The challenges and pleasures these texts offer to their readers have come to be newly appreciated in the classical scholarship of the last two or three decades. In addition there has been renewed interest in the role played by novelistic and rhetorical writing in the Greek culture of the Roman Empire more broadly, and in the many different ways in which these texts respond to the world around them. This volume offers a broad introduction to those exciting developments.

The Form of Greek Romance

B. P. Reardon
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Author : B. P. Reardon
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781400861842

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The Form of Greek Romance by B. P. Reardon Pdf

In the early Roman Empire a new literary genre began to flourish, mainly in the Greek world: prose fiction, or romance. Broadly defined as a love story that offers adventure and a romantic vision of life, this form of literature emerged long after the other genres and, until recently, seemed hardly worthy of critical attention. Here B. P. Reardon addresses the growing interest in ancient fiction by providing a literary and cultural framework in which to understand Greek romance, and by demonstrating its importance as an artistic and social phenomenon. Beginning with a discussion of Chariton's Chaereas and Callirhoe, Reardon sets out the generic characteristics of the romance. He then moves through a wide range of works, including those of Longus and Heliodorus, and reveals their sophistication in terms of social observation, technique within a convention, and the stance adopted by the authors toward their own creations. Although antiquity left behind little discussion of the genre, Reardon shows how romance can be assessed within its time period by considering the practice of narrative in other Greek literature and the concept of fiction in antiquity. Originally published in 1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune

Rick Riordan
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Author : Rick Riordan
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781423155119

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Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan Pdf

Percy is confused. When he awoke after his long sleep, he didn't know much more than his name. His brain-fuzz is lingering, even after the wolf Lupa told him he is a demigod and trained him to fight. Somehow Percy managed to make it to the camp for half-bloods, despite the fact that he had to continually kill monsters that, annoyingly, would not stay dead. But the camp doesn't ring any bells with him. Hazel is supposed to be dead. When she lived before, she didn't do a very good job of it. When the Voice took over her mother and commanded Hazel to use her "gift" for an evil purpose, Hazel couldn't say no. Now, because of her mistake, the future of the world is at risk.

Ethics in Ancient Greek Literature

Maria Liatsi
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Author : Maria Liatsi
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110699616

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Ethics in Ancient Greek Literature by Maria Liatsi Pdf

Interpretation of ancient Greek literature is often enough distorted by the preconceptions of modern times, especially on ancient morality. This is often equivalent to begging the question. If we think e.g. of aretê, which has different meanings in different contexts, we shall think in English (or in Modern Greek or in French or in German) and shall falsify the phenomena. If we are to understand the Greek concept e.g. of aretê we must study the nature of the situations in which it is applied. For it is an important fact in the study of Greek society that the Greeks used the one word (e.g. aretê) where we use different words. If we are to understand properly the texts, we have to view them in their historical and social context. Ancient Greek thought needs to be studied together with politics, ethics, and economic behaviour. Moreover, the best insights can be found in those who confine themselves to the terms of each ancient author's analysis. From this principle each of the contributions of the volume begins.

Inscriptions and Their Uses in Greek and Latin Literature

Peter Philip Liddel,Polly Low
Inscriptions and Their Uses in Greek and Latin Literature Book PDF

Author : Peter Philip Liddel,Polly Low
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199665747

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Inscriptions and Their Uses in Greek and Latin Literature by Peter Philip Liddel,Polly Low Pdf

From the archaic period onwards, ancient literary authors working within a range of genres discussed and quoted a variety of inscriptions. This volume offers a wide-ranging set of perspectives on the diversity of epigraphic material present in ancient literary texts, and the variety of responses, both ancient and modern, which they can provoke.