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Author |
: Denis Feeney |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 392 |
Release |
: 2016-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780674496040 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0674496043 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis Beyond Greek by : Denis Feeney
A History Today Best Book of the Year A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year Virgil, Ovid, Cicero, Horace, and other authors of ancient Rome are so firmly established in the Western canon today that the birth of Latin literature seems inevitable. Yet, Denis Feeney boldly argues, the beginnings of Latin literature were anything but inevitable. The cultural flourishing that in time produced the Aeneid, the Metamorphoses, and other Latin classics was one of the strangest events in history. “Feeney is to be congratulated on his willingness to put Roman literary history in a big comparative context...It is a powerful testimony to the importance of Denis Feeney’s work that the old chestnuts of classical literary history—how the Romans got themselves Hellenized, and whether those jack-booted thugs felt anxiously belated or smugly domineering in their appropriation of Greek culture for their own purposes—feel fresh and urgent again.” —Emily Wilson, Times Literary Supplement “[Feeney’s] bold theme and vigorous writing render Beyond Greek of interest to anyone intrigued by the history and literature of the classical world.” —The Economist
Author |
: Denis Feeney |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 392 |
Release |
: 2016-01-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780674055230 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0674055233 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis Beyond Greek by : Denis Feeney
A History Today Best Book of the Year A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year Virgil, Ovid, Cicero, Horace, and other authors of ancient Rome are so firmly established in the Western canon today that the birth of Latin literature seems inevitable. Yet, Denis Feeney boldly argues, the beginnings of Latin literature were anything but inevitable. The cultural flourishing that in time produced the Aeneid, the Metamorphoses, and other Latin classics was one of the strangest events in history. “Feeney is to be congratulated on his willingness to put Roman literary history in a big comparative context...It is a powerful testimony to the importance of Denis Feeney’s work that the old chestnuts of classical literary history—how the Romans got themselves Hellenized, and whether those jack-booted thugs felt anxiously belated or smugly domineering in their appropriation of Greek culture for their own purposes—feel fresh and urgent again.” —Emily Wilson, Times Literary Supplement “[Feeney’s] bold theme and vigorous writing render Beyond Greek of interest to anyone intrigued by the history and literature of the classical world.” —The Economist
Author |
: Tjeerd van Andel |
Publisher |
: Stanford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 236 |
Release |
: 1996-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780804766777 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0804766770 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Beyond the Acropolis by : Tjeerd van Andel
Beneath the cultural peaks of Ancient Greece lay the basic agricultural economy that made civilization possible. This book studies Greek country life from its earliest beginnings to the recent past, revealing a sequence of geological, geographical, cultural, and economic images spanning some 50,000 years of human settlement and land use.
Author |
: Tim Whitmarsh |
Publisher |
: University of California Press |
Total Pages |
: 292 |
Release |
: 2020-05-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780520344587 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0520344588 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis Beyond the Second Sophistic by : Tim Whitmarsh
The “Second Sophistic” traditionally refers to a period at the height of the Roman Empire’s power that witnessed a flourishing of Greek rhetoric and oratory, and since the 19th century it has often been viewed as a defense of Hellenic civilization against the domination of Rome. This book proposes a very different model. Covering popular fiction, poetry and Greco-Jewish material, it argues for a rich, dynamic, and diverse culture, which cannot be reduced to a simple model of continuity. Shining new light on a series of playful, imaginative texts that are left out of the traditional accounts of Greek literature, Whitmarsh models a more adventurous, exploratory approach to later Greek culture. Beyond the Second Sophistic offers not only a new way of looking at Greek literature from 300 BCE onwards, but also a challenge to the Eurocentric, aristocratic constructions placed on the Greek heritage. Accessible and lively, it will appeal to students and scholars of Greek literature and culture, Hellenistic Judaism, world literature, and cultural theory.
Author |
: David A. Blome |
Publisher |
: Cornell University Press |
Total Pages |
: 111 |
Release |
: 2020-04-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781501747618 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1501747614 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Synopsis Greek Warfare beyond the Polis by : David A. Blome
Greek Warfare beyond the Polis assesses the nature and broader significance of warfare in the mountains of classical Greece. Based on detailed reconstructions of four unconventional military encounters, David A. Blome argues that the upland Greeks of the classical mainland developed defensive strategies to guard against external aggression. These strategies enabled wide-scale, sophisticated actions in response to invasions, but they did not require the direction of a central, federal government. Blome brings these strategies to the forefront by driving ancient Greek military history and ancient Greek scholarship "beyond the polis" into dialogue with each other. As he contends, beyond-the-polis scholarship has done much to expand and refine our understanding of the ancient Greek world, but it has overemphasized the importance of political institutions in emergent federal states and has yet to treat warfare involving upland Greeks systematically or in depth. In contrast, Greek Warfare beyond the Polis scrutinizes the sociopolitical roots of warfare from beyond the polis, which are often neglected in military histories of the Greek city-state. By focusing on the significance of warfare vis-à-vis the sociopolitical development of upland polities, Blome shows that although the more powerful states of the classical Greek world were dismissive or ignorant of the military capabilities of upland Greeks, the reverse was not the case. The Phocians, Aetolians, Acarnanians, and Arcadians in circa 490–362 BCE were well aware of the arrogant attitudes of their aggressive neighbors, and as highly efficient political entities, they exploited these attitudes to great effect.
Author |
: Dimitris Tziovas |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 291 |
Release |
: 1997-06-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781461637103 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1461637104 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis Greek Modernism and Beyond by : Dimitris Tziovas
Although it is one of the most dynamic and controversial areas of Greek culture, Greek modernism has received little scholarly attention as a literary and cultural phenomenon. A wide variety of competing, often clashing discourses and approaches characterize the study of Greek modernism. In this landmark volume, scholars from three continents provide a framework in which developments in prose, poetry, and drama can be studied together. The contributors seek to redefine the contours of Greek modernism, to reassess its impact on Greek culture, to explore the fringes of the movement. Special attention is paid to the role of the avant-garde in Greece and the emergence of postmodern trends in Greek culture. Greek Modernism and Beyond is valuable reading for students and scholars of Greek and European literature.
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: |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 276 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015079255082 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Beyond the Broken Statues by :
The primary aim of this anthology is to present in English translation and chronologically arranged representative authors who illustrate the development of this genre in Greece from the beginning of the mid-1800s to 1950. Since literature is also the product of an individual country with its own political and cultural history, it is only natural that the short story in Greece possessed its own distinct characteristics. The stories chosen for this volume, therefore, bring to the reader a greater understanding both of the Greek temperament and of its special contribution to consciousness and literature.
Author |
: Carol S. Lipson |
Publisher |
: State University of New York Press |
Total Pages |
: 274 |
Release |
: 2012-02-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780791485033 |
ISBN-13 |
: 079148503X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis Rhetoric before and beyond the Greeks by : Carol S. Lipson
Focusing on ancient rhetoric outside of the dominant Western tradition, this collection examines rhetorical practices in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Israel, and China. The book uncovers alternate ways of understanding human behavior and explores how these rhetorical practices both reflected and influenced their cultures. The essays address issues of historiography and raise questions about the application of Western rhetorical concepts to these very different ancient cultures. A chapter on suggestions for teaching each of these ancient rhetorics is included.
Author |
: Daniel B. Wallace |
Publisher |
: Harper Collins |
Total Pages |
: 868 |
Release |
: 1996 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0310218950 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780310218951 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics by : Daniel B. Wallace
Depth, accuracy, relevancy and up-to-date presentation make this intermediate Greek grammar the finest available. Written by a world-class authority on textual criticism, it links grammar and exegesis to provide today's second-year Greek student with solid exegetical and linguistic foundations.
Author |
: Daniel B. Wallace |
Publisher |
: Zondervan Academic |
Total Pages |
: 342 |
Release |
: 2009-05-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780310321576 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0310321573 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Basics of New Testament Syntax by : Daniel B. Wallace
The Basics of New Testament Syntax provides concise, up-to-date guidance for intermediate Greek students to do accurate exegesis of biblical texts. Abridged from Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament, the popular exegetical Greek grammar for studies in Greek by Daniel B. Wallace, The Basics of New Testament Syntax offers a practical grammar for second-year students.The strengths of this abridgment will become quickly apparent to the user:• It shows the relevance of syntax for exegesis and is thoroughly cross-referenced to Exegetical Syntax.• It includes an exceptional number of categories useful for intermediate Greek studies.• It is easy to use. Each semantic category is discussed, and a definition and key to identification are provided.• Scores of charts and tables are included to enable the intermediate student to grasp the material quickly.