Ulysses And The Sirens
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Ulysses And The Sirens
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Author : Jon Elster
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979-05-03
Ulysses And The Sirens written by Jon Elster and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979-05-03 with Philosophy categories.
This book, first published in 1979, is composed of studies in a descending sequence from perfect rationality, through imperfect and problematical rationality, to irrationality. Specifically human rationality is characterized by its capacity to relate strategically to the future, in contrast to the myopic 'gradient climbing' of natural selection.
Aesthetic Experiences And Classical Antiquity
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Author : Jonas Grethlein
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-11-02
Aesthetic Experiences And Classical Antiquity written by Jonas Grethlein 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 2017-11-02 with Art categories.
This book investigates the nature of aesthetic experience with the help of ancient material, exploring our responses to both narratives and images.
Listening To The Sirens
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Author : Judith Peraino
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2006
Listening To The Sirens written by Judith Peraino and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Literary Criticism categories.
Judith Perraino investigates how music has been used throughout history to call into question norms of gender and sexuality. Beginning with an examination of the mythology surrounding the Sirens, she goes on to consider musical creatures, gods, humans and music-addled listeners.
The Odyssey
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Author : Homer
language : en
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
Release Date : 2020-02-08T01:55:23Z
The Odyssey written by Homer and has been published by Standard Ebooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-08T01:55:23Z with Fiction categories.
The Odyssey is one of the oldest works of Western literature, dating back to classical antiquity. Homer’s epic poem belongs in a collection called the Epic Cycle, which includes the Iliad. It was originally written in ancient Greek, utilizing a dactylic hexameter rhyme scheme. Although this rhyme scheme sounds beautiful in its native language, in modern English it can sound awkward and, as Eric McMillan humorously describes it, resembles “pumpkins rolling on a barn floor.” William Cullen Bryant avoided this problem by composing his translation in blank verse, a rhyme scheme that sounds natural in English. This epic poem follows Ulysses, one of the Greek leaders that brought an end to the ten-year-long Trojan war. Longing for home, he travels across the Mediterranean Sea to return to his kingdom in Ithaca; unfortunately, our hero manages to anger Neptune, the god of the sea, making his trip home agonizingly slow and extremely dangerous. While Ulysses is trying to return home, his family in Ithaca is also in danger. Suitors have traveled to the home of Ulysses to marry his wife, Penelope, believing that her husband did not survive the war. These men are willing to kill anyone who stands in their way. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
The Guide To James Joyce S Ulysses
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Author : Patrick Hastings
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2022-02-01
The Guide To James Joyce S Ulysses written by Patrick Hastings and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
From the creator of UlyssesGuide.com, this essential guide to James Joyce's masterpiece weaves together plot summaries, interpretive analyses, scholarly perspectives, and historical and biographical context to create an easy-to-read, entertaining, and thorough review of Ulysses. In The Guide to James Joyce's 'Ulysses,' Patrick Hastings provides comprehensive support to readers of Joyce's magnum opus by illuminating crucial details and reveling in the mischievous genius of this unparalleled novel. Written in a voice that offers encouragement and good humor, this guidebook maintains a closeness to the original text and supports the first-time reader of Ulysses with the information needed to successfully finish and appreciate the novel. Deftly weaving together spirited plot summaries, helpful interpretive analyses, scholarly criticism, and explanations of historical and biographical context, Hastings makes Joyce's famously intimidating novel—one that challenges the conventions and limits of language—more accessible and enjoyable than ever before. He unpacks each chapter of Ulysses with episode guides, which offer pointed and readable explanations of what occurs in the text. He also deals adroitly with many of the puzzles Joyce hoped would "keep the professors busy for centuries." Full of practical resources—including maps, explanations of the old British system of money, photos of places and things mentioned in the text, annotated bibliographies, and a detailed chronology of Bloomsday (June 16, 1904—the single day on which Ulysses is set)—this is an invaluable first resource about a work of art that celebrates the strength of spirit required to endure the trials of everyday existence. The Guide to James Joyce's 'Ulysses' is perfect for anyone undertaking a reading of Joyce's novel, whether as a student, a member of a reading group, or a lover of literature finally crossing this novel off the bucket list.
Music Of The Sirens
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Author : Linda Austern
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2006-07-21
Music Of The Sirens written by Linda Austern and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-21 with Music categories.
Whether referred to as mermaid, usalka, mami wata, or by some other name, and whether considered an imaginary being or merely a person with extraordinary abilities, the siren is the remarkable creature that has inspired music and its representations from ancient Greece to present-day Africa and Latin America. This book, co-edited by a historical musicologist and an ethnomusicologist, brings together leading scholars and some talented newcomers in classics, music, media studies, literature, and cultural studies to consider the siren and her multifaceted relationships to music across human time and geography.
The Classic Myths In English Literature And In Art Based Originally On Bulfinch S Age Of Fable 1855
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Author : Charles Mills Gayley
language : en
Publisher: Biblo & Tannen Publishers
Release Date : 1995
The Classic Myths In English Literature And In Art Based Originally On Bulfinch S Age Of Fable 1855 written by Charles Mills Gayley and has been published by Biblo & Tannen Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Art categories.
An illustrated anthology of classical myths, based on Bulfinch's nineteenth-century "Age of Fable," examining myths of divinities and heroes, and including commentary.
Ulysses And The Sirens
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Ulysses And The Sirens written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with categories.
Ulysses Annotated
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Author : Don Gifford
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2008-01-14
Ulysses Annotated written by Don Gifford and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-14 with Fiction categories.
Rev. ed. of: Notes for Joyce: an annotation of James Joyce's Ulysses, 1974.
Seduction And The Secret Power Of Women
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Author : Meri Lao
language : en
Publisher: Park Street Press
Release Date : 2007-10-09
Seduction And The Secret Power Of Women written by Meri Lao and has been published by Park Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-09 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
An exploration of humanity’s age-old fascination with Sirens • Explains the Sirens’ half-human, half-animal bodies as a metaphor for the psychological challenge that their myth has always embodied • Fully illustrated in color with works by Rubens, Bosch, Munch, Magritte, and others Their celestial voices drove mast-lashed Ulysses nearly out of his mind with libidinous promises as they beckoned him ever-closer to paradise--or a rocky death. With womanly torsos and animal lower halves, usually birds or fish, Sirens have long been symbols of the lure of desire--the feminine, as seducer--beckoning men to mystery beyond their ken, or to disaster. This book is both a celebration of Sirens and an examination of the psychology of dichotomy--the diametrically opposed drives and inherent conflicts underlying this female archetype. Since antiquity, Sirens and their mermaid sisters have maintained an ongoing affair of the heart with humanity’s greatest writers and artists. Sirens play important roles in the classical writings of Homer and Euripides, as well as in the modern works of James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, W. B. Yeats, and many others. Matching these writings with vibrant work from such artists as Peter Paul Rubens, Hieronymous Bosch, Edvard Munch, and René Magritte, Meri Lao has created a feast for the eye. Exploring our 3,000-year-old relationship with Sirens, Lao reveals the secret of the power in their song: it is the sound of the subversive, luring us from the orderly conscious world down to the depth of the world of dreams, and the harder we try to ignore that singing, the more we desperately want to hear it.