Muthos

Author : Frank Reynolds,David Tracy
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1990-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0791404188

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Myth and Philosophy by Frank Reynolds,David Tracy Pdf

The first volume in a new series generated by a multiyear project at the U. of Chicago Divinity School. Twelve essays (all but two are edited versions of papers presented at one of six semi-annual conferences) address the nature of religion, the nature of philosophy, and their relationships. Several argue that the philosophy of religions should be global in its orientation, comparative in its approach, and grounded in the empirical study of religious traditions. Others deal with historical data, shifting from the discussion of theoretical and methodological issues. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Luc Brisson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2000-12-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0226075192

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Plato the Myth Maker by Luc Brisson Pdf

We think of myth as a fictional story, and Plato was the first to use the term muthos in that sense. But Plato also used muthos to describe the practice of making and telling stories, the oral transmission of all that a community keeps in its collective memory. In the first part of Plato the Myth Maker, Luc Brisson reconstructs Plato's multifaceted and not uncritical description of muthos in light of the latter's famous Atlantis story. The second part of the book contrasts this sense of myth, as Plato does, with another form of speech that he believed was far superior: the logos of philosophy. Appearing for the first time in English, Plato the Myth Maker is a solid and important contribution to the history of myth, based on the privileged testimony of one of its most influential critics and supporters.

Author : Stephen Halliwell
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1998-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0226313948

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Aristotle's Poetics by Stephen Halliwell Pdf

In this, the fullest, sustained interpretation of Aristotle's Poetics available in English, Stephen Halliwell demonstrates that the Poetics, despite its laconic brevity, is a coherent statement of a challenging theory of poetic art, and it hints towards a theory of mimetic art in general. Assessing this theory against the background of earlier Greek views on poetry and art, particularly Plato's, Halliwell goes further than any previous author in setting Aristotle's ideas in the wider context of his philosophical system. The core of the book is a fresh appraisal of Aristotle's view of tragic drama, in which Halliwell contends that at the heart of the Poetics lies a philosophical urge to instill a secularized understanding of Greek tragedy. "Essential reading not only for all serious students of the Poetics . . . but also for those—the great majority—who have prudently fought shy of it altogether."—B. R. Rees, Classical Review "A splendid work of scholarship and analysis . . . a brilliant interpretation."—Alexander Nehamas, Times Literary Supplement

Author : Paul Ricoeur
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1990-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0226713326

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Time and Narrative, Volume 1 by Paul Ricoeur Pdf

In the first two volumes of this work, Paul Ricoeur examined the relations between time and narrative in historical writing, fiction and theories of literature. This final volume, a comprehensive reexamination and synthesis of the ideas developed in volumes 1 and 2, stands as Ricoeur's most complete and satisfying presentation of his own philosophy.

Author : Lisa Atwood Wilkinson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780739167175

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Socratic Charis by Lisa Atwood Wilkinson Pdf

This book explores the possibility that Plato's philosophia is influenced by non-agonal practices and values that historically and philosophically antedate the agonal practices of the Athenian ekklesia. The author surveys literature concerning the predominance of agonal in ancient Greek culture, the values associated with oral poetic performance as a religious practice, and the ubiquitous character of the gift practice known as xenia in the ancient world. The author compares the structure of the agon to the structure of other ancient practices, and reasons that while agonistic practices are oppositional and binary, poetic and social practices are narrative and plural and exemplify, alternative to the agonal, the value of charis--grace. Reading Socratic speech and Socratic inquiry in terms of charis illuminates the narrative structure of Plato's portrayal of Socrates and precludes one-dimensional analyses of Plato's writings as philosophically agonistic and demonstrative. Rather the value of Socratic charis illustrates the value of genuine dialogue, and the author suggests how revaluing Socratic dialogue in light of charis can be relevant to current thinking about philosophy, politics, and the agon.

Author : M. S. Silk
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 019925382X

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Aristophanes and the Definition of Comedy by M. S. Silk Pdf

All Greek in the text is translated; the versions offered seek to convey the distinctive character of the original."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Silvia Montiglio
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400823765

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Silence in the Land of Logos by Silvia Montiglio Pdf

In ancient Greece, the spoken word connoted power, whether in the free speech accorded to citizens or in the voice of the poet, whose song was thought to know no earthly bounds. But how did silence fit into the mental framework of a society that valued speech so highly? Here Silvia Montiglio provides the first comprehensive investigation into silence as a distinctive and meaningful phenomenon in archaic and classical Greece. Arguing that the notion of silence is not a universal given but is rather situated in a complex network of associations and values, Montiglio seeks to establish general principles for understanding silence through analyses of cultural practices, including religion, literature, and law. Unlike the silence of a Christian before an ineffable God, which signifies the uselessness of words, silence in Greek religion paradoxically expresses the power of logos--for example, during prayer and sacrifice, it serves as a shield against words that could offend the gods. Montiglio goes on to explore silence in the world of the epic hero, where words are equated with action and their absence signals paralysis or tension in power relationships. Her other examples include oratory, a practice in which citizens must balance their words with silence in very complex ways in order to show that they do not abuse their right to speak. Inquiries into lyric poetry, drama, medical writings, and historiography round out this unprecedented study, revealing silence as a force in its own right.

Author : Paul K.-K. Cho
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-07
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9781108476195

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Myth, History, and Metaphor in the Hebrew Bible by Paul K.-K. Cho Pdf

Explores the influence of the sea myth at the structural and conceptual foundations of the Hebrew Bible.

Author : Margaret Beissinger,Jane Tylus,Susanne Lindgren Wofford
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1999-03-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0520210387

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Epic Traditions in the Contemporary World by Margaret Beissinger,Jane Tylus,Susanne Lindgren Wofford Pdf

Fourteen essays on epic, oral and literary, from ancient to modern, from the Americas to India.

Author : Markus Asper
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783111314785

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Coming to Terms by Markus Asper Pdf

Author : John Marincola
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 697 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781444393828

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A Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography by John Marincola Pdf

This two-volume Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography reflects the new directions and interpretations that have arisen in the field of ancient historiography in the past few decades. Comprises a series of cutting edge articles written by recognised scholars Presents broad, chronological treatments of important issues in the writing of history and antiquity These are complemented by chapters on individual genres and sub-genres from the fifth century B.C.E. to the fourth century C.E. Provides a series of interpretative readings on the individual historians Contains essays on the neighbouring genres of tragedy, biography, and epic, among others, and their relationship to history

Author : Robert McKay,Susan McHugh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783031248726

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Animal Satire by Robert McKay,Susan McHugh Pdf

Animal Satire presents a cultural history of animal satire, a critically neglected but persistent presence in the history of cultural production, in which animals expose human folly while the strategies of satire expose the folly of human-animal relations. Highlighting the teeming animal presences across the history of satirical expression from Aristophanes to Twitter, with chapters on key works of literature, drama, film, and a plethora of satirical media, Animal Satire reveals the rich rhetorical significance of animality in powering the politics of satire from ancient and medieval through modern and contemporary times. More pressingly, the book makes the case for the significance of satire for understanding the real-world implications of rhetoric about animals in ongoing struggles for justice. By gathering both critical and creative examples from representative media forms, historical periods, and continents, this volume aims to enrich scholarship on the history of satire as well as empower creative practitioners with ideas about its practical applications today.

Author : Lowell Edmunds
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110626124

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Toward the Characterization of Helen in Homer by Lowell Edmunds Pdf

This monograph lays the groundwork for a new approach of the characterization of the Homeric Helen, focusing on how she is addressed and named in the Iliad and the Odyssey and especially on her epithets. Her social identity in Troy and in Sparta emerges in the words used to address and name her. Her epithets, most of them referring to her beauty or her kinship with Zeus and coming mainly from the narrator, make her the counterpart of the heroes.

Author : Pol Vandevelde
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005-10-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780822972822

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The Task of the Interpreter by Pol Vandevelde Pdf

The Task of the Interpreter offers a new approach to what it means to interpret a text, and reconciles the possibility of multiple interpretations with the need to consider the author’s intention. Vandevelde argues that interpretation is both an act and an event: It is an act in that interpreters, through the statements they make, implicitly commit themselves to justifying their positions, if prompted. It is an event in that interpreters are situated in a cultural and historical framework and come to a text with questions, concerns, and methods of which they are not fully conscious. These two aspects make interpretation a negotiation of meaning. The Task of the Interpreter provides an interdisciplinary investigation of textual interpretation including biblical hermeneutics (Gregory the Great’s Homilies on Ezekiel), translation (Homer’s The Odyssey), and literary fictions (Grass’s Dog Years and Sabato’s On Heroes and Tombs). Vandevelde’s philosophical discussion will appeal to theorists of both continental and analytical/pragmatic traditions.

Author : Paul Ricoeur
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2004-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134381685

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The Rule of Metaphor by Paul Ricoeur Pdf

First Published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.