Author: Richard Stoneman
Publisher:
ISBN: 1107167698
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 471
Book Description
Explores how Alexander the Great has influenced literature, art and culture in Europe and the Middle East over two millennia.
A History of Alexander the Great in World Culture
Author: Richard Stoneman
Publisher:
ISBN: 1107167698
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 471
Book Description
Explores how Alexander the Great has influenced literature, art and culture in Europe and the Middle East over two millennia.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1107167698
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 471
Book Description
Explores how Alexander the Great has influenced literature, art and culture in Europe and the Middle East over two millennia.
Bios Philosophos
Author: Mauro Bonazzi
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
ISBN: 9782503565460
Category : Philosophers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"In the 4th century B.C., philosophers began to write not only philosophical texts, but also biographical ones. As biographers, they often presented members of their own schools as the epitome of their ideals, or tried to prove that the followers of others lived in ways inconsistent with their own doctrines. The papers collected in this volume explore the many ways in which philosophy was incorporated into such texts, as well as how the genre was used as a means of philosophical instruction, discussion and polemics."--Back cover.
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
ISBN: 9782503565460
Category : Philosophers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"In the 4th century B.C., philosophers began to write not only philosophical texts, but also biographical ones. As biographers, they often presented members of their own schools as the epitome of their ideals, or tried to prove that the followers of others lived in ways inconsistent with their own doctrines. The papers collected in this volume explore the many ways in which philosophy was incorporated into such texts, as well as how the genre was used as a means of philosophical instruction, discussion and polemics."--Back cover.
Ctesias: On India
Author: Andrew Nichols
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
ISBN: 9781853997426
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
A Greek doctor serving at the court of the Persian king Artaxerxes II in the fifth century BC, Ctesias met travellers and visitors from the far eastern reaches of the Persian Empire, merchants from along the Silk Road and Indians from near the Indus Valley. His Indika (On India), was the first monograph ever written on India by a western author, introducing its readers to such fantastic creatures as the unicorn and the martichora, along with real life subjects such as the parrot and the art of falconry. Confirming pre-existing conceptions of what were considered to be the edges of the earth, Ctesias' Indika helped shape the Greek view of India.
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
ISBN: 9781853997426
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
A Greek doctor serving at the court of the Persian king Artaxerxes II in the fifth century BC, Ctesias met travellers and visitors from the far eastern reaches of the Persian Empire, merchants from along the Silk Road and Indians from near the Indus Valley. His Indika (On India), was the first monograph ever written on India by a western author, introducing its readers to such fantastic creatures as the unicorn and the martichora, along with real life subjects such as the parrot and the art of falconry. Confirming pre-existing conceptions of what were considered to be the edges of the earth, Ctesias' Indika helped shape the Greek view of India.
Post-Classical Greek Elegy and Lyric Poetry
Author: Robin Greene
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004469265
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
An introductory guide to modern scholarship on post-Classical Greek elegy and lyric.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004469265
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
An introductory guide to modern scholarship on post-Classical Greek elegy and lyric.
Polis Histories, Collective Memories and the Greek World
Author: Rosalind Thomas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107193583
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
Re-assesses the phenomenon of Greek 'local history-writing' and its role in creating political and cultural identity in a changing world.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107193583
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
Re-assesses the phenomenon of Greek 'local history-writing' and its role in creating political and cultural identity in a changing world.
The Pregnant Male as Myth and Metaphor in Classical Greek Literature
Author: David D. Leitao
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107017289
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
This book traces the image of the pregnant male as it evolves in classical Greek literature. Originating as a representation of paternity and, by extension, "authorship" of creative works, the image later comes to function also as a means to explore the boundary between the sexes.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107017289
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
This book traces the image of the pregnant male as it evolves in classical Greek literature. Originating as a representation of paternity and, by extension, "authorship" of creative works, the image later comes to function also as a means to explore the boundary between the sexes.
Nicolaus of Damascus Life of Augustus
Author: Of Damascus Nicolaus
Publisher: Franklin Classics
ISBN: 9780342461301
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Franklin Classics
ISBN: 9780342461301
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Die Fragmente der griechischen Historiker
Author: Felix Jacoby
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
A Companion to Apollonius Rhodius
Author: Theodore D. Papanghelis
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047400461
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
This volume on Apollonius of Rhodes, whose Argonautica is the sole full-length epic to survive from the Hellenistic period, comprises articles by fourteen leading scholars from Europe and America. Their contributions cover a wide range of issues from the history of the text and the problems of the poet's biography through questions of style, literary technique and intertextual relations to the epic's literary and cultural reception. The aim is to give an up-to-date outline of the scholarly discussion in these areas and to provide a survey of recent and current trends in Apollonian studies which will be useful to students of Hellenistic poetry in general as well as to scholars with a specialised interest in Apollonius.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047400461
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
This volume on Apollonius of Rhodes, whose Argonautica is the sole full-length epic to survive from the Hellenistic period, comprises articles by fourteen leading scholars from Europe and America. Their contributions cover a wide range of issues from the history of the text and the problems of the poet's biography through questions of style, literary technique and intertextual relations to the epic's literary and cultural reception. The aim is to give an up-to-date outline of the scholarly discussion in these areas and to provide a survey of recent and current trends in Apollonian studies which will be useful to students of Hellenistic poetry in general as well as to scholars with a specialised interest in Apollonius.
Alexander the Great
Author: Ian Worthington
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415291866
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
This exciting new volume includes a selection of the most significant and representative published articles and chapters about Alexander and covers all the main areas of debate and discussion in Alexander scholarship.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415291866
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
This exciting new volume includes a selection of the most significant and representative published articles and chapters about Alexander and covers all the main areas of debate and discussion in Alexander scholarship.