The Mask Of Memnon

Author : Jean-Luc Beauchard
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781666719529

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The Mask of Memnon by Jean-Luc Beauchard Pdf

What gives life its meaning? This question stands behind every philosophical inquiry, and philosophy itself arises from it. Confronting the problem of meaning is, as Camus says, the fundamental task of human life. Yet at bottom, meaning is an aesthetical category. Meaning hinges on interpretation. It makes sense then to turn to art--and in particular the art form which deals most explicitly with meaning, the novel--if we are to attempt to address it. Inspired by but critical of Roland Barthes's "death of the author" literary theory, The Mask of Memnon seeks to reconcile opposing philosophical approaches to the question of meaning by examining the death of the author from the perspective of the character, not the reader. In this work, the traditional dichotomy between external/objective meaning and internal/subjective meaning is upended and a new paradigm is proposed.

Author : Jean-Luc Beauchard
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781666719505

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The Mask of Memnon by Jean-Luc Beauchard Pdf

What gives life its meaning? This question stands behind every philosophical inquiry, and philosophy itself arises from it. Confronting the problem of meaning is, as Camus says, the fundamental task of human life. Yet at bottom, meaning is an aesthetical category. Meaning hinges on interpretation. It makes sense then to turn to art—and in particular the art form which deals most explicitly with meaning, the novel—if we are to attempt to address it. Inspired by but critical of Roland Barthes’s “death of the author” literary theory, The Mask of Memnon seeks to reconcile opposing philosophical approaches to the question of meaning by examining the death of the author from the perspective of the character, not the reader. In this work, the traditional dichotomy between external/objective meaning and internal/subjective meaning is upended and a new paradigm is proposed.

Author : G. K. Chesterton
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2004-09-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1586170422

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The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton Pdf

In a surreal turn-of-the century London, Gabriel Syme is recruited to a secret anti-anarchist task force at Scotland Yard. The central anarchist council consists of seven men, each named for a day of the week. Syme maneuvers to be elected to the council, and becomes Thursday.

Author : John Keegan
Publisher : Random House
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781446498149

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The Mask of Command by John Keegan Pdf

The Mask of Command is about generals: who they are, what they do and how they affect the world we live in. Through portraits of four generals - archetypal hero Alexander the Great, anti-hero Wellington, the unheroic Ulysses S. Grant and the false heroic of Hitler - John Keegan propounds the view of heroism in warfare as inextricable linked with the political imperative of the age and place. He demonstrates how the role of the general alters with the ethos of the society that creates him and concludes that there is no place for heroism in a nuclear world. The Mask of Command is a companion volume to John Keegan's classic study of the individual soldier, The Face of Battle: together they form a masterpiece of military and human history.

Author : Jean-Luc Beauchard
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781666752786

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City of Man by Jean-Luc Beauchard Pdf

Why does life in society make us so unhappy? Why has civilization always been marked with social unrest? From the time of Plato, our greatest thinkers have understood that in order to confront the ills of the city, one must first look to the individual, to the maladies and discontents of the human soul. In this novel reading of Plato's Republic, the insights of Nietzsche and Freud are brought to bear on one of western civilization's most important texts. But what is at stake is far more than our interpretation of the Republic. City of Man will leave readers better equipped to face the crises that confront us today by reintroducing the import of that oft-quoted but rarely practiced Delphic maxim: know thyself.

Author : Henry Guy Carleton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PRNC:32101065267039

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Memnon by Henry Guy Carleton Pdf

Author : Cord-Christian Casper
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110645873

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Against Anarchy by Cord-Christian Casper Pdf

'Against Anarchy' investigates the function of Anarchism in Early Modernist political fiction. The study explains how political novels from 1886 to 1911 narrate and evaluate the function of Anarchists as embodiments of a radical space beyond politics. The literary prevalence of Anarchists has so far not been connected systematically to its literary and political functions. The study addresses this research gap in detailed analyses of a radical theme in narratives by Joseph Conrad, Henry James, and G.K. Chesterton. It shows that each novel presents strategies of demarcation that allow turn-of-the-century Britain to project its cultural anxieties upon an imagined other, the dreaded figure labelled ‘Anarchist’. The political radical is set up as the foil against which comforting self-descriptions can be maintained. Rather than merely reproducing this boundary work, however, the novels also evaluate its function, both for the respective political system and for their own narrative capabilities — and present the consequences incurred by the loss of an anarchist outside. 'Against Anarchy' is a thorough cultural historiography of the politically other and marginal. At the same time, the study demonstrates that close attention to the specific literary image of Anarchism allows for a re-evaluation of political thought beyond its immediate historical moment — a literary political theory in its own right.

Author : Finley Hooper
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : History
ISBN : 0814315976

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Greek Realities by Finley Hooper Pdf

A history of ancient Greek life and thought from the Mycenaean kings to Alexander, Aristotle and Diogenes.

Author : Scott Oden
Publisher : Medallion Media Group
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781605429311

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Memnon by Scott Oden Pdf

He lived in the shadow of kings. One trusted him with his empire; the other feared his every move...Memnon of Rhodes (375-333 BCE) walked in the footsteps of giants. As a soldier, sailor, statesman, and general, he was, in the words of Diodorus of Sicily, "outstanding in courage and strategic grasp." A contemporary of Demosthenes and Aristotle, Memnon rose from humble origins to command the whole of western Asia in a time of strife and slaughter. To his own people, he was a traitor, to his rivals, a mercenary. But, to the King of Kings, his majesty Darius III of Persia, Memnon was one man capable of defending Asia Minor from the rising power of the barbaric Macedonians. In a war pitting Greek against Greek, Memnon proved his quality beyond measure. His enemies fought for glory and gold; Memnon fought for something more, for loyalty, for honor, and for duty. He fought for the love of Barsine, a woman of remarkable beauty and grace. Most of all, he fought for the promise of peace. Through the deathbed recollections of a mysterious woman, the life of Memnon unfolds with brilliant clarity. It is a record of his triumphs and tragedies, his loves and lossess, and of the determination that drove him to stand against the most renowned figure of the ancient world-the ambitious young conqueror called Alexander the Great.

Author : Christian Cameron
Publisher : Orion
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409110859

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Tyrant: King of the Bosporus by Christian Cameron Pdf

In a world at war, a brother and sister seek revenge...Another drama-drenched story in a truly epic historical series. They were born in the middle of a battle, into a world at war. And from their first moments of life, twins Satyrus and Melitta were fighting for survival. Their father, a Greek mercenary, was cut down not long after they had taken their first breath; their Scythian mother was cruelly murdered when they were still children. But Satyrus and Melitta are children no more. They have learned how to fight, how to love, how to plot and how to kill. Now it is time to leave their adopted home, the city of Alexandria, and the protection of Alexander the Great's former general, Ptolemy - and seek revenge. Now it is time to go to war...

Author : C. W. Marshall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-04
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781107073753

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The Structure and Performance of Euripides' Helen by C. W. Marshall Pdf

In his detailed study of Euripides' play, Helen, C. W. Marshall expands our understanding of Athenian tragedy and Classical performance.

Author : Frank M. Snowden
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : 0674076265

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Blacks in Antiquity by Frank M. Snowden Pdf

Investigates the participation of black Africans, usually referred to as "Ethiopians," by the Greek and Romans, in classical civilization, concluding that they were accepted by pagans and Christians without prejudice.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Yudhistira Ghalia Indonesia
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 19??
Category : English
ISBN : 6028184934

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ENGLISH today 3 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul Doherty
Publisher : Headline
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780755395767

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The Gates of Hell (Telamon Triology, Book 3) by Paul Doherty Pdf

A campaign of murder, as Alexander nears his greatest challenge... Paul Doherty writes the third instalment featuring Alexander the Great and Telamon in The Gates of Hell, a gripping mystery of murder and adventure. Perfect for fans of Gary Corby and Margaret Doody. 'The combination of legendary historical figures and an old-fashioned murder mystery proves irresistible in Paul Doherty's vivid new interpretation of the exploits of Alexander the Great' - Yorkshire Evening Post It is 334 BC, and Alexander and his troops have crossed into Asia. Marching south he has conquered all in his path, but he and his enemies all know that the great prize is the city of Halicarnassus, strategically important and with fortifications to make any attacker despair. Alexander's court is set up close to the city, and his physician and old friend Telamon is there. Even as Alexander prepares for one of the most dramatic confrontations in the ancient world, a series of brutal killings begins, proving that the Persians have infiltrated the court. With his lord facing the fight of his life, Telamon must go through 'the Gates of Hell' to find the traitors. What readers are saying about Paul Doherty: 'With vivid sense imagery and a keen eye for detail, Doherty brings colour and drama' 'Paul Doherty grasps the atmosphere, the spirit of the times, and the aura of royal intrigue of 334 BC' 'Five stars'

Author : Gilbert Keith Chesterton,Martin Gardner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015042551039

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The Annotated Thursday by Gilbert Keith Chesterton,Martin Gardner Pdf

This is the first edition of Chesterton's masterpiece, The Man Who Was Thursday, that explicates and enriches the complete text with extensive footnotes, together with an introductory essay on the metaphysical meaning of Chesterton's profound allegory. Gardner sees the novel's anarchists as symbols of our God-given free will, and the mysterious Sunday as representing Nature, with its strange mixture of good and evil when considered as distinct from God, as a mask hiding the transcendental face of the creator. The book also includes a bibliography listing the novel's many earlier editions and stage dramatizations, as well as numerous illustrations that further illuminate the text.