Apollonius Of Rhodes And The Spaces Of Hellenism
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Apollonius Of Rhodes And The Spaces Of Hellenism
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Author : William G. Thalmann
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2011-05-20
Apollonius Of Rhodes And The Spaces Of Hellenism written by William G. Thalmann and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-20 with Literary Collections categories.
Although Apollonius of Rhodes' extraordinary epic poem on the Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece has begun to get the attention it deserves, it still is not well known to many readers and scholars. This book explores the poem's relation to the conditions of its writing in third century BCE Alexandria, where a multicultural environment transformed the Greeks' understanding of themselves and the world. Apollonius uses the resources of the imagination - the myth of the Argonauts' voyage and their encounters with other peoples - to probe the expanded possibilities and the anxieties opened up when definitions of Hellenism and boundaries between Greeks and others were exposed to question. Central to this concern with definitions is the poem's representation of space. Thalmann uses spatial theories from cultural geography and anthropology to argue that the Argo's itinerary defines space from a Greek perspective that is at the same time qualified. Its limits are exposed, and the signs with which the Argonauts mark space by their passage preserve the stories of their complex interactions with non-Greeks. The book closely considers many episodes in the narrative with regard to the Argonauts' redefinition of space and the implications of their actions for the Greeks' situation in Egypt, and it ends by considering Alexandria itself as a space that accommodated both Greek and Egyptian cultures.
Gaze Vision And Visuality In Ancient Greek Literature
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Author : Alexandros Kampakoglou
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2018-03-05
Gaze Vision And Visuality In Ancient Greek Literature written by Alexandros Kampakoglou and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-05 with Literary Criticism categories.
Visual culture, performance and spectacle lay at the heart of all aspects of ancient Greek daily routine, such as court and assembly, cult and ritual, and art and culture. Seeing was considered the most secure means of obtaining knowledge, with many citing the etymological connection between ‘seeing’ and ‘knowing’ in ancient Greek as evidence for this. Seeing was also however often associated with mere appearances, false perception and deception. Gazing and visuality in the ancient Greek world have had a central place in the scholarship for some time now, enjoying an abundance of pertinent discussions and bibliography. If this book differs from the previous publications, it is in its emphasis on diverse genres: the concepts ‘gaze’, ‘vision’ and ‘visuality’ are considered across different Greek genres and media. The recipients of ancient Greek literature (both oral and written) were encouraged to perceive the narrated scenes as spectacles and to ‘follow the gaze’ of the characters in the narrative. By setting a broad time span, the evolution of visual culture in Greece is tracked, while also addressing broader topics such as theories of vision, the prominence of visuality in specific time periods, and the position of visuality in a hierarchisation of the senses.
Scale Space And Canon In Ancient Literary Culture
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Author : Reviel Netz
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-02-20
Scale Space And Canon In Ancient Literary Culture written by Reviel Netz and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-20 with History categories.
A history of ancient literary culture told through the quantitative facts of canon, geography, and scale.
Landscape And The Spaces Of Metaphor In Ancient Literary Theory And Criticism
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Author : Nancy Worman
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-12-30
Landscape And The Spaces Of Metaphor In Ancient Literary Theory And Criticism written by Nancy Worman and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-30 with Literary Collections categories.
Explores a new area of ancient literary theory and criticism by examining how landscape and metaphor shape discussions of style.
A Hellenistic Anthology
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Author : Neil Hopkinson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-10-29
A Hellenistic Anthology written by Neil Hopkinson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-29 with History categories.
An annotated selection of Hellenistic Greek poetic texts, thoroughly updated and substantially expanded in this second edition.
Hellenistic Poetry
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Author : David Sider
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2017
Hellenistic Poetry written by David Sider and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with History categories.
A major new collection of use to all students and scholars working on Hellenistic Greek poetry
Space Time And Language In Plutarch
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Author : Aristoula Georgiadou
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2017-10-10
Space Time And Language In Plutarch written by Aristoula Georgiadou and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-10 with Literary Criticism categories.
'Space and time' have been key concepts of investigation in the humanities in recent years. In the field of Classics in particular, they have led to the fresh appraisal of genres such as epic, historiography, the novel and biography, by enabling a close focus on how ancient texts invest their representations of space and time with a variety of symbolic and cultural meanings. This collection of essays by a team of international scholars seeks to make a contribution to this rich interdisciplinary field, by exploring how space and time are perceived, linguistically codified and portrayed in the biographical and philosophical work of Plutarch of Chaeronea (1st-2nd centuries CE). The volume's aim is to show how philological approaches, in conjunction with socio-cultural readings, can shed light on Plutarch's spatial terminology and clarify his conceptions of time, especially in terms of the ways in which he situates himself in his era's fascination with the past. The volume's intended readership includes Classicists, intellectual and cultural historians and scholars whose field of expertise embraces theoretical study of space and time, along with the linguistic strategies used to portray them in literary or historical texts.
Space In Ancient Greek Literature
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Author : I.J.F. de Jong
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2012-03-20
Space In Ancient Greek Literature written by I.J.F. de Jong and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-20 with Literary Criticism categories.
The third volume of the Studies in Ancient Greek narrative deals with the narratological category of space: how is space, including objects which function as 'props', presented in narrative texts and what are its functions (thematic, symbolic, psychologising, or characterising).
Cultural Perceptions Of Violence In The Hellenistic World
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Author : Michael Champion
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2017-04-21
Cultural Perceptions Of Violence In The Hellenistic World written by Michael Champion and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-21 with History categories.
Violence had long been central to the experience of Hellenistic Greek cities and to their civic discourses. This volume asks how these discourses were shaped and how they functioned within the particular cultural constructs of the Hellenistic world. It was a period in which warfare became more professionalised, and wars increasingly ubiquitous. The period also saw major changes in political structures that led to political and cultural experimentation and transformation in which the political and cultural heritage of the classical city-state encountered the new political principles and cosmopolitan cultures of Hellenism. Finally, and in a similar way, it saw expanded opportunities for cultural transfer in cities through (re)constructions of urban space. Violence thus entered the city through external military and political shocks, as well as within emerging social hierarchies and civic institutions. Such factors also inflected economic activity, religious practices and rituals, and the artistic, literary and philosophical life of the polis.
Space Place And Landscape In Ancient Greek Literature And Culture
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Author : Kate Gilhuly
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-09-22
Space Place And Landscape In Ancient Greek Literature And Culture written by Kate Gilhuly and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-22 with Architecture categories.
This book brings together a collection of original essays that engage with cultural geography and landscape studies to produce new ways of understanding place, space, and landscape in Greek literature from the fifth and fourth centuries BCE. The authors draw on an eclectic collection of contemporary approaches to bring the study of ancient Greek literature into dialogue with the burgeoning discussion of spatial theory in the humanities. The essays in this volume treat a variety of textual spaces, from the intimate to the expansive: the bedroom, ritual space, the law courts, theatrical space, the poetics of the city, and the landscape of war. And yet, all of the contributions are united by an interest in recuperating some of the many ways in which the ancient Greeks in the archaic and classical periods invested places with meaning and in how the representation of place links texts to social practices.