Heraclidae

Author : Katharine Mawford,Eleni Ntanou
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110728798

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Ancient Memory by Katharine Mawford,Eleni Ntanou Pdf

Although the recent ‘memory boom’ has led to increasing interdisciplinary interest, there is a significant gap relating to the examination of this topic in Classics. In particular, there is need for a systematic exploration of ancient memory and its use as a critical and methodological tool for delving into ancient literature. The present volume provides just such an approach, theorising the use and role of memory in Graeco-Roman thought and literature, and building on the background of memory studies. The volume’s contributors apply theoretical models such as memoryscapes, civic and cultural memory, and memory loss to a range of authors, from Homeric epic to Senecan drama, and from historiography to Cicero’s recollections of performances. The chapters are divided into four sections according to the main perspective taken. These are: 1) the Mechanics of Memory, 2) Collective memory, 3) Female Memory, and 4) Oblivion. This modern approach to ancient memory will be useful for scholars working across the range of Greek and Roman literature, as well as for students, and a broader interdisciplinary audience interested in the intersection of memory studies and Classics.

Author : Barbato Matteo Barbato
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474466455

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Ideology of Democratic Athens by Barbato Matteo Barbato Pdf

Investigates the construction of democratic ideology in Classical Athens through a study of the social memory of Athens' mythical pastProposes a novel approach to Athenian democratic ideology that opens new frontiers of investigation in ancient history and the social sciencesThe introduction clearly sets out the aims and methodology of the book and its place within the scholarship in ancient history and the social sciencesFour case studies illuminate the impact of Athenian democratic institutions on ideology, myth, and the use of social memoryOffers a long-awaited new interpretation of the Athenian funeral oration for the war deadOffers clear overviews of Athenian democratic institutions (e.g., Assembly, Council, lawcourts) based on the most recent scholarshipProvides up-to-date overviews of several values in Greek thought (e.g., charis, hybris, eugeneia)The debate on Athenian democratic ideology has long been polarised around two extremes. A Marxist tradition views ideology as a cover-up for Athens' internal divisions. Another tradition, sometimes referred to as culturalist, interprets it neutrally as the fixed set of ideas shared by the members of the Athenian community. Matteo Barbato addresses this dichotomy by providing a unitary approach to Athenian democratic ideology. Analysing four different myths from the perspective of the New Institutionalism, he demonstrates that Athenian democratic ideology was a fluid set of ideas, values and beliefs shared by the Athenians as a result of a constant ideological practice influenced by the institutions of the democracy. He shows that this process entailed the active participation of both the mass and the elite and enabled the Athenians to produce multiple and compatible ideas about their community and its mythical past.

Author : Sara Forsdyke
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400826865

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Exile, Ostracism, and Democracy by Sara Forsdyke Pdf

This book explores the cultural and political significance of ostracism in democratic Athens. In contrast to previous interpretations, Sara Forsdyke argues that ostracism was primarily a symbolic institution whose meaning for the Athenians was determined both by past experiences of exile and by its role as a context for the ongoing negotiation of democratic values. The first part of the book demonstrates the strong connection between exile and political power in archaic Greece. In Athens and elsewhere, elites seized power by expelling their rivals. Violent intra-elite conflict of this sort was a highly unstable form of "politics that was only temporarily checked by various attempts at elite self-regulation. A lasting solution to the problem of exile was found only in the late sixth century during a particularly intense series of violent expulsions. At this time, the Athenian people rose up and seized simultaneously control over decisions of exile and political power. The close connection between political power and the power of expulsion explains why ostracism was a central part of the democratic reforms. Forsdyke shows how ostracism functioned both as a symbol of democratic power and as a key term in the ideological justification of democratic rule. Crucial to the author's interpretation is the recognition that ostracism was both a remarkably mild form of exile and one that was infrequently used. By analyzing the representation of exile in Athenian imperial decrees, in the works of Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, and in tragedy and oratory, Forsdyke shows how exile served as an important term in the debate about the best form of rule.

Author : Katherine Clarke
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-03-20
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780191537530

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Making Time for the Past by Katherine Clarke Pdf

This book has two main and connected themes - the conception and articulation of time in the Greek world and the creation of history, especially in the context of the Greek city. Both how time is expressed and how the past is presented have often been seen as reflections of society. By looking at the construction of the past through the medium of local historiography, where we can view these issues in the relatively restricted world of individual city-states, we can gain a clearer insight into how different versions of the past and different constructions of time were offered to the community for approval. In this way, the citizens were able to negotiate time past and indeed their own history, and thereby to express their values and aspirations.

Author : Günther Zuntz
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Athens (Greece)
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Political Plays of Euripides by Günther Zuntz Pdf

Author : Michael Gagarin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 3369 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Civilization, Classical
ISBN : 9780195170726

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The Oxford encyclopedia of ancient Greece and Rome. - Vol. 1 - 7 by Michael Gagarin Pdf

Author : Euripides,
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-11
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780199555093

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Heracles and Other Plays by Euripides, Pdf

The first three plays in this volume are typical of Euripides, filled with violence or its threat, while the fourth, Cyclops, is a satyr play, full of crude and slapstick humour. Alcestis shows various reactions to death with pathos and grim humour while the blood-soaked Heracles portrays deep emotional pain and undeserved suffering. Children of Heracles deals with the effects of war on refugees and the consequences of sheltering them.

Author : William Allan
Publisher : Aris and Phillips Classical Te
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780856687402

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Euripides: the Children of Heracles by William Allan Pdf

The Children of Heracles is a powerful and challenging tragedy of exile and supplication. Driven from their homeland by Eurystheus, king of Argos, the children of Heracles flee as fugitives throughout Greece until they are granted protection in Athens.

Author : Anton Powell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134983742

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Euripides, Women and Sexuality by Anton Powell Pdf

Euripides' interest in the psychology and social position of women is well known. Of the great Greek playwrights, he most directly reflects contemporary philosophical and social debates, and his work is of great value as a source for social history. The important new studies in this volume explore Euripides' treatment of sexuality and Greek ideals of women's behaviour. Using a wide range of analytic techniques, seven scholars direct new light not only on Euripides' own views of women but also on the ideals and preoccupations of his contemporaries in this area. Athenian women of the classical period were used, in Plato's phrase, 'to a life in the shadows'. This book helps us to see how far the influence of these cloistered women extended into the sunlit world of men.

Author : Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 8532 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547721321

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The Complete Works of Edward Bulwer-Lytton by Edward Bulwer-Lytton Pdf

Edward Bulwer-Lytton was an English novelist, poet, playwright and politician. He wrote in a variety of genres, including historical fiction, mystery, romance, the occult, and science fiction. Bulwer-Lytton's literary works were highly popular and bestselling novels at the time. Novels & Novellas: The Last Days of Pompeii The Pilgrims of the Rhine Rienzi, the last of the Roman tribunes Falkland Pelham The Disowned Devereux Paul Clifford Eugene Aram Godolphin Asmodeus at Large Ernest Maltravers Alice, or The Mysteries (A sequel to Ernest Maltravers) Calderon, the Courtier Leila, or The Siege of Granada Zicci: A Tale (A prequel to Zanoni) Zanoni Night and Morning The Last of the Barons Lucretia Harold, the Last of the Saxons The Caxtons: A Family Picture A Strange Story My Novel, or Varieties in English Life The Haunted and the Haunters, or The House and the Brain What Will He Do With It? The Coming Race, or Vril: The Power of the Coming Race Kenelm Chillingly The Parisians Pausanias, the Spartan Short Stories: The Incantation The Brothers Historical Works: Athens: Its Rise and Fall Plays: The Lady of Lyons, or Love and Pride Poetry

Author : Sir William Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1036 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Biography
ISBN : YALE:39002024900400

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A Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography, Mythology and Geography, Based on the Larger Dictonaries by Sir William Smith Pdf

Author : Daniel Ogden
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190650988

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The Oxford Handbook of Heracles by Daniel Ogden Pdf

"The first half of the volume is devoted to the exposition of the ancient evidence, literary and iconographic, for the traditions of Heracles' life and deeds. After a chapter each on the hero's childhood and his madness, the canonical cause of his Twelve Labors, each of the Labors themselves receives detailed treatment in a dedicated chapter. The 'Parerga' or 'Side-Labors' are then treated in a similar level of detail in seven further chapters. In the second half of the book the Heracles tradition is analysed from a range of thematic perspectives. After consideration of the contrasting projections of the figure across the major literary genres, Epic, Tragedy, Comedy, Philosophy, and in the iconographic register, a number of his myth-cycle's diverse fils rouges are pursued: Heracles' fashioning as a folkloric quest-hero; his relationships with the two great goddesses, the Hera that persecutes him and the Athena that protects him; and the rationalisation and allegorisation of his cycle's constituent myths. The ways are investigated in which Greek communities and indeed Alexander the Great exploited the figure both in the fashioning of their own identities and for political advantage. The cult of Heracles is considered in its Greek manifestation, in its syncretism with that of the Phoenician Melqart, and in its presence at Rome, the last study leading into discussion of the use made of Heracles by the Roman emperors themselves and then by early Christian writers. A final chapter offers an authoritative perspective on the limitless subject of Heracles' reception in the western tradition"--

Author : Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides,Stefan Pfeiffer
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110755626

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Culture and Ideology under the Seleukids by Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides,Stefan Pfeiffer Pdf

The volume offers a timely (re-)appraisal of Seleukid cultural dynamics. While the engagement of Seleukid kings with local populations and the issue of “Hellenization” are still debated, a movement away from the Greco-centric approach to the study of the sources has gained pace. Increasingly textual sources are read alongside archaeological and numismatic evidence, and relevant near-eastern records are consulted. Our study of Seleukid kingship adheres to two game-changing principles: 1. We are not interested in judging the Seleukids as “strong” or “weak” whether in their interactions with other Hellenistic kingdoms or with the populations they ruled. 2. While appreciating the value of the social imaginaries approach (Stavrianopoulou, 2013), we argue that the use of ethnic identity in antiquity remains problematic. Through a pluralistic approach, in line with the complex cultural considerations that informed Seleukid royal agendas, we examine the concept of kingship and its gender aspects; tensions between centre and periphery; the level of “acculturation” intended and achieved under the Seleukids; the Seleukid-Ptolemaic interrelations. As rulers of a multi-cultural empire, the Seleukids were deeply aware of cultural politics.

Author : Thomas Gould,C. J. Herington
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Classical literature
ISBN : 9780521211123

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Greek Tragedy by Thomas Gould,C. J. Herington Pdf

The essays in volume 25 of Yale Classical Studies were specially commissioned by the editors to provide a cross-section of contemporary approaches to the interpretation of Greek tragedy. All three Attic dramatists receive attention, some essays being studies of a play as a whole, others concentrating on some particular passage or theme. Greek passages are translated so this volume should be of use and interest not only to classical specialists but also to students in any literary field.

Author : Burton Menoni
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781329854277

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Kings of Greek Mythology by Burton Menoni Pdf

Profiling the most notable of the Mythological Kings of Greece