Author: Johann Joachim Eschenburg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
Manual of Classical Literature
Author: Johann Joachim Eschenburg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 766
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Manual of Classical Erotology (De Figuris Veneris)
Author: Friedrich Karl Forberg
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Category : Erotic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Erotic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Teaching the Classics
Author: Adam & Missy Andrews
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998322919
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998322919
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Manual of Classical Literature
Author: Johann Joachim Eschenburg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 692
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 692
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Classical Literature
Author: Richard Jenkyns
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465097987
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
The writings of the Greeks and Romans form the bedrock of Western culture. Inventing the molds for histories, tragedies, and philosophies, while pioneering radical new forms of epic and poetry, the Greeks and Romans created the literary world we still inhabit today. Writing with verve and insight, distinguished classicist Richard Jenkyns explores a thousand years of classical civilization, carrying readers from the depths of the Greek dark ages through the glittering heights of Rome's empire. Jenkyns begins with Homer and the birth of epic poetry before exploring the hypnotic poetry of Pindar, Sappho, and others from the Greek dark ages. Later, in Athens's classical age, Jenkyns shows the radical nature of Sophocles's choice to portray Ajax as a psychologically wounded warrior, how Aeschylus developed tragedy, and how Herodotus, in "inventing history," brought to narrative an epic and tragic quality. We meet the strikingly modern figure of Virgil, struggling to mirror epic art in an age of empire, and experience the love poems of Catullus, who imbued verse with obsessive passion as never before. Even St. Paul and other early Christian writers are artfully grounded here in their classical literary context. A dynamic and comprehensive introduction to Greek and Roman literature, Jenkyns's Classical Literature is essential reading for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the classics -- and the extraordinary origins of Western culture. "There is scarcely anything on which he does not offer an original aperç sometimes illuminating, sometimes simply provocative, but always worth reading... Jenkyns's view of ancient literature is Olympian." -- G.W. Bowersock, The New York Review of Books
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465097987
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
The writings of the Greeks and Romans form the bedrock of Western culture. Inventing the molds for histories, tragedies, and philosophies, while pioneering radical new forms of epic and poetry, the Greeks and Romans created the literary world we still inhabit today. Writing with verve and insight, distinguished classicist Richard Jenkyns explores a thousand years of classical civilization, carrying readers from the depths of the Greek dark ages through the glittering heights of Rome's empire. Jenkyns begins with Homer and the birth of epic poetry before exploring the hypnotic poetry of Pindar, Sappho, and others from the Greek dark ages. Later, in Athens's classical age, Jenkyns shows the radical nature of Sophocles's choice to portray Ajax as a psychologically wounded warrior, how Aeschylus developed tragedy, and how Herodotus, in "inventing history," brought to narrative an epic and tragic quality. We meet the strikingly modern figure of Virgil, struggling to mirror epic art in an age of empire, and experience the love poems of Catullus, who imbued verse with obsessive passion as never before. Even St. Paul and other early Christian writers are artfully grounded here in their classical literary context. A dynamic and comprehensive introduction to Greek and Roman literature, Jenkyns's Classical Literature is essential reading for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the classics -- and the extraordinary origins of Western culture. "There is scarcely anything on which he does not offer an original aperç sometimes illuminating, sometimes simply provocative, but always worth reading... Jenkyns's view of ancient literature is Olympian." -- G.W. Bowersock, The New York Review of Books
A Compendium of English Literature
Author: Charles Dexter Cleveland
Publisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 800
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 800
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The Art of Living
Author: Epictetus
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062273760
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Epictetus was born into slavery about 55 ce in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. Once freed, he established an influential school of Stoic philosophy, stressing that human beings cannot control life, only their responses to it. By putting into practice the ninety-three witty, wise, and razor-sharp instructions that make up The Art of Living, readers learn to meet the challenges of everyday life successfully and to face life's inevitable losses and disappointments with grace.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062273760
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Epictetus was born into slavery about 55 ce in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. Once freed, he established an influential school of Stoic philosophy, stressing that human beings cannot control life, only their responses to it. By putting into practice the ninety-three witty, wise, and razor-sharp instructions that make up The Art of Living, readers learn to meet the challenges of everyday life successfully and to face life's inevitable losses and disappointments with grace.
Manual of Classical Literature
Author: Johann Joachim Eschenburg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 690
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 690
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Manual of Classical Literature from the German of J. J. Eschenburg
Author: J. J. Eschenburg
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781498132381
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1855 Edition.
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781498132381
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1855 Edition.
Agon in Classical Literature
Author: Efstathiou EDWARDS
Publisher: University of London Press
ISBN: 9781905670994
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A collection of essays on the topical concept of agon in Greek literature. The papers collected in this volume are offered by colleagues and former students in honor of Chris Carey, emeritus professor of Greek at University College London. The multifaceted topic of the agon, or contest of word, and its varying representations in Greek literature aptly corresponds to the outstanding variety of Carey's research interests, which include the works of Homer, lyric poetry, drama, law, rhetoric, and historiography. This volume sets out to reflect on facets of the agon across these literary genres and the pivotal role of competition in ancient Greek thought. It aims to explore the wide range of agonal dynamics, and their generic and cultural value, as well as stimulating fresh discussions under a broad spectrum of theoretical and methodological approaches.
Publisher: University of London Press
ISBN: 9781905670994
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A collection of essays on the topical concept of agon in Greek literature. The papers collected in this volume are offered by colleagues and former students in honor of Chris Carey, emeritus professor of Greek at University College London. The multifaceted topic of the agon, or contest of word, and its varying representations in Greek literature aptly corresponds to the outstanding variety of Carey's research interests, which include the works of Homer, lyric poetry, drama, law, rhetoric, and historiography. This volume sets out to reflect on facets of the agon across these literary genres and the pivotal role of competition in ancient Greek thought. It aims to explore the wide range of agonal dynamics, and their generic and cultural value, as well as stimulating fresh discussions under a broad spectrum of theoretical and methodological approaches.