Secret Of The Muses Retold

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Secret Of The Muses Retold

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Author : John T. Kirby
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2000

Secret Of The Muses Retold written by John T. Kirby and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Education categories.

Precious repositories of ancient wisdom? Musty relics of outmoded culture? Timeless paragons of artistic achievement? Hegemonic tools of intellectual repression? Just what are the classics, anyway, and why do (or should) we still pay so much attention to them? What is the literary canon? What is myth, and how do we use it? These are some of the questions that gave rise to John Kirby's Secret of the Muses Retold. This new study of works by five twentieth-century Italian writers investigates the abiding influence of the Greek and Roman classics, and their rich legacy in our own day. The result is not only a splendid introduction to contemporary Italian literature, but also a lucid and stimulating meditation on the insights that writers such as Umberto Eco and Italo Calvino have tapped from the wellspring of ancient tradition. Kirby's book offers an impassioned plea for the recuperation of the humanities in general, and of classical studies in particular. No expertise in Greek, Latin, Italian, or literary theory is presumed, and both traditional and postmodern perspectives are accommodated.

Brill S Companion To Nonnus Of Panopolis

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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2016-03-11

Brill S Companion To Nonnus Of Panopolis written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-11 with Literary Criticism categories.

The Egyptian Nonnus of Panopolis (5th century AD), author of both the ‘pagan’ Dionysiaca, the longest known poem from Antiquity (21,286 lines in 48 books, the same number of books as the Iliad and Odyssey combined), and a ‘Christian’ hexameter Paraphrase of St John’s Gospel (3,660 lines in 21 books), is no doubt the most representative poet of Greek Late Antiquity. Brill’s Companion to Nonnus of Panopolis provides a collection of 32 essays by a large international group of scholars, experts in the field of archaic, Hellenistic, Imperial, and Christian poetry, as well as scholars of late antique Egypt, Greek mythology and religion, who explore the various aspects of Nonnus’ baroque poetry and its historical, religious and cultural background.

First Pages

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Author : Giancarlo Maiorino
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2010-11

First Pages written by Giancarlo Maiorino and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11 with Literary Criticism categories.

&“Titology,&” a term first coined in 1977 by literary critic Harry Levin, is the field of literary studies that focuses on the significance of a title in establishing the thematic developments of the pages that follow. While the term has been used in the literary community for thirty years, this book presents for the first time a thoroughly developed theoretical discussion on the significance of the title as a foundation for scholarly criticism. Though Maiorino acknowledges that many titles are superficial and &“indexical,&” there exists a separate and more complex class of titles that do much more than simply decorate a book&’s spine. To prove this argument, Maiorino analyzes a wide range of examples from the modern era through high modernism to postmodernism, with writings spanning the globe from Spain and France to Germany and America. By examining works such as Essais, The Waste Land, Ulysses, and Don Quixote, First Pages proves the power of the title to connect the reader to the thematic, cultural, and literary context of the writing as a whole. Much like a fa&çade to a building, the title page serves as the frontispiece of literature, a sign that offers perspective and demands interpretation.

Ulysses In Black

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Author : Patrice D. Rankine
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 2008-12-30

Ulysses In Black written by Patrice D. Rankine and has been published by Univ of Wisconsin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-30 with Literary Criticism categories.

In this groundbreaking work, Patrice D. Rankine asserts that the classics need not be a mark of Eurocentrism, as they have long been considered. Instead, the classical tradition can be part of a self-conscious, prideful approach to African American culture, esthetics, and identity. Ulysses in Black demonstrates that, similar to their white counterparts, African American authors have been students of classical languages, literature, and mythologies by such writers as Homer, Euripides, and Seneca. Ulysses in Black closely analyzes classical themes (the nature of love and its relationship to the social, Dionysus in myth as a parallel to the black protagonist in the American scene, misplaced Ulyssean manhood) as seen in the works of such African American writers as Ralph Ellison, Toni Morrison, and Countee Cullen. Rankine finds that the merging of a black esthetic with the classics—contrary to expectations throughout American culture—has often been a radical addressing of concerns including violence against blacks, racism, and oppression. Ultimately, this unique study of black classicism becomes an exploration of America’s broader cultural integrity, one that is inclusive and historic. Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine

The Routledge Companion To World Literature

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Author : Theo D'haen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2011-09-14

The Routledge Companion To World Literature written by Theo D'haen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-14 with Literary Collections categories.

In the age of globalization, the category of "World Literature" is increasingly important to academic teaching and research. The Routledge Companion to World Literature offers a comprehensive pathway into this burgeoning and popular field. Separated into four key sections, the volume covers: the history of World Literature through significant writers and theorists from Goethe to Said, Casanova and Moretti the disciplinary relationship of World Literature to areas such as philology, translation, globalization and diaspora studies theoretical issues in World Literature including gender, politics and ethics a global perspective on the politics of World Literature. The forty-eight outstanding contributors to this companion offer an ideal introduction to those approaching the field for the first time, or looking to further their knowledge of this extensive field.

Emotions Across Cultures

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Author : David Konstan
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2022-06-21

Emotions Across Cultures written by David Konstan 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 2022-06-21 with Literary Criticism categories.

It is now recognized that emotions have a history. In this book, eleven scholars examine a variety of emotions in ancient China and classical Greece, in their historical and social context. A general introduction presents the major issues in the analysis of emotions across cultures and over time in a given tradition. Subsequent chapters consider how specific emotions evolve and change. For example, whereas for early Chinese thinkers, worry was a moral defect, it was later celebrated as a sign that one took responsibility for things. In ancient Greece, hope did not always focus on a positive outcome, and in this respect differed from what we call “hope.” Daring not to do, or “undaring,” was itself an emotional value in early China. While Aristotle regarded the inability to feel anger as servile, the Roman Stoic Seneca rejected anger entirely. Hatred and revenge were encouraged at one moment in China and repressed at another. Ancient Greek responses to tragedy do not map directly onto modern emotional registers, and yet are similar to classical Chinese and Indian descriptions. There are differences in the very way emotions are conceived. This book will speak to anyone interested in the many ways that human beings feel.

Cicero Catullus And The Language Of Social Performance

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Author : Brian A. Krostenko
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2001-04-15

Cicero Catullus And The Language Of Social Performance written by Brian A. Krostenko and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-04-15 with Fiction categories.

Krostenko (classics, U. of Chicago) explores charm, wit, elegance, and style in Roman literature of the late Republic by tracking the origins, development, and use of the terms that described them, which he calls "the language of social performance." His sociolinguistic approach is to describe the relationship between the words themselves and the ideological categories they expressed. Included in his analysis are the growth of elite aestheticism, the Latin rhetorical tradition, performance in Cicero and Catullus, and the rise of Octavian and the death of the language of social performance. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.

Encyclopedia Of Italian Literary Studies A J

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Author : Gaetana Marrone
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2007

Encyclopedia Of Italian Literary Studies A J written by Gaetana Marrone and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Literary Criticism categories.

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Old Tales Retold From Grecian Mythology In Talks Round The Fire Illustrations With An Introduction By B K Peirce

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Author : Augusta LARNED
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1876

Old Tales Retold From Grecian Mythology In Talks Round The Fire Illustrations With An Introduction By B K Peirce written by Augusta LARNED and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1876 with categories.

Old Tales Retold From Grecian Mythology

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Author : Augusta Larned
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1876

Old Tales Retold From Grecian Mythology written by Augusta Larned and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1876 with Children's literature categories.