A Handbook to the Reception of Classical Mythology, Zajko
Автор: Apollodorus Название: The Library of Greek Mythology ISBN: 0199536325 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199536320 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 1266.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This extensively updated Insight Guide features even more full-colour photography and detailed maps alongside comprehensive information on all the major attractions, such as the Cango Caves and Gold Reef City. The guide also features in-depth explorations of history and culture, along with practical tips on accommodation, dining and much more.
Автор: James Whitley Название: Knossos: Myth, History and Archaeology ISBN: 1472532848 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472532848 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 3483.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Knossos is one of the most important sites in the ancient Mediterranean. It remained amongst the largest settlements on the island of Crete from the Neolithic until the late Roman times, but aside from its size it held a place of particular significance in the mythological imagination of Greece and Rome as the seat of King Minos, the location of the Labyrinth and the home of the Minotaur. Sir Arthur Evans’ discovery of ‘the Palace of Minos’ has indelibly associated Knossos in the modern mind with the ‘lost’ civilisation of Bronze Age Crete. The allure of this ‘lost civilisation’, together with the considerable achievements of ‘Minoan’ artists and craftspeople, remain a major attraction both to scholars and to others outside the academic world as a bastion of a romantic approach to the past. In this volume, James Whitley provides an up-to-date guide to the site and its function from the Neolithic until the present day. This study includes a re-appraisal of Bronze Age palatial society, as well as an exploration of the history of Knossos in the archaeological imagination. In doing so he takes a critical look at the guiding assumptions of Evans and others, reconstructing how and why the received view of this ancient settlement has evolved from the Iron Age up to the modern era.
Автор: Paul Wilkinson Название: Pompeii: An Archaeological Guide ISBN: 1350129399 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350129399 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 2850.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The resonant ruins of Pompeii are perhaps the most direct route back to the living, breathing world of the ancient Romans. Two million visitors annually now walk the paved streets which re-emerged, miraculously preserved, from their layers of volcanic ash. Yet for all the fame and unique importance of the site, there is a surprising lack of a handy archaeological guide in English to reveal and explain its public spaces and private residences. This compact and user-friendly handbook, written by an expert in the field, helpfully fills that gap. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, diagrams and other images, Pompeii: An Archaeological Guide offers a general introduction to the doomed city followed by an authoritative summary and survey of the buildings, artefacts and paintings themselves. The result is an unrivalled picture, derived from an intimate knowledge of Roman archaeology around the Bay of Naples, of the forum, temples, brothels, bath-houses, bakeries, gymnasia, amphitheatre, necropolis and other site buildings - including perennial favourites like the House of the Faun, named after its celebrated dancing satyr.
Автор: Justine McConnell, Edith Hall Название: Ancient Greek Myth in World Fiction since 1989 ISBN: 1472579380 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472579386 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 5067.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Ancient Greek Myth in World Fiction since 1989 explores the diverse ways that contemporary world fiction has engaged with ancient Greek myth. Whether as a framing device, or a filter, or via resonances and parallels, Greek myth has proven fruitful for many writers of fiction since the end of the Cold War. This volume examines the varied ways that writers from around the world have turned to classical antiquity to articulate their own contemporary concerns. Featuring contributions by an international group of scholars from a number of disciplines, the volume offers a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary approach to contemporary literature from around the world. Analysing a range of significant authors and works, not usually brought together in one place, the book introduces readers to some less-familiar fiction, while demonstrating the central place that classical literature can claim in the global literary curriculum of the third millennium. The modern fiction covered is as varied as the acclaimed North American television series The Wire, contemporary Arab fiction, the Japanese novels of Haruki Murakami and the works of New Zealand’s foremost Maori writer, Witi Ihimaera.
Автор: Bortolani Название: Magical Hymns from Roman Egypt ISBN: 1107108381 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107108387 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 22018.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This study of Greek and Egyptian deities in the Greek hymns of the magical papyri (collections of spells from Graeco-Roman Egypt) includes texts, translations and commentaries and focuses on the dynamics of plurality and fusion. Its interdisciplinary approach encompasses classics, Egyptology, papyrology, the history of religions and ancient magic.
Автор: Morford, Mark P. O. Lenardon, Robert J. Sham, Michael Название: Classical mythology ISBN: 019999739X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199997398 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 21066.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, Classical Mythology, International Tenth Edition, is the most comprehensive survey of classical mythology available- and the first full color textbook of its kind. Featuring the authors` clear and extensive translations of original sources, it brings to life the myths and legends of Greece and Rome in a lucid and engaging style.
Описание: This volume offers an instructive comparative perspective on the Judaic, Christian, Greek and Roman myths about the creation of humans in relation to each other, as well as a broad overview of their enduring relevance in the modern Western world and its conceptions of gender and identity. Taking the idea that the way in which a society regards humanity, and especially the roots of humanity, is crucial to an understanding of that society, it presents the different models for the creation and nature of mankind, and their changing receptions over a range of periods and places. It thereby demonstrates that the myths reflect fundamental continuities, evolutions and developments across cultures and societies: in no context are these more apparent than with regard to gender. Chapters explore the role of gender in Graeco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian creation myths and their reception traditions, demonstrating how perceptions of 'male' and 'female' dating back to antiquity have become embedded in, and significantly influenced, subsequent perceptions of gender roles. Focusing on the figures of Prometheus, Pandora, Adam and Eve and their instantiations in a broad range of narratives and media from antiquity to the present day, they examine how variations on these myths reflect the concerns of the societies producing them and the malleability of the stories as they are recast to fit different contexts and different audiences.
Автор: Justine McConnell, Edith Hall Название: Ancient Greek Myth in World Fiction since 1989 ISBN: 1472579372 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472579379 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 20592.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Ancient Greek Myth in World Fiction since 1989 explores the diverse ways that contemporary world fiction has engaged with ancient Greek myth. Whether as a framing device, or a filter, or via resonances and parallels, Greek myth has proven fruitful for many writers of fiction since the end of the Cold War. This volume examines the varied ways that writers from around the world have turned to classical antiquity to articulate their own contemporary concerns. Featuring contributions by an international group of scholars from a number of disciplines, the volume offers a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary approach to contemporary literature from around the world. Analysing a range of significant authors and works, not usually brought together in one place, the book introduces readers to some less-familiar fiction, while demonstrating the central place that classical literature can claim in the global literary curriculum of the third millennium. The modern fiction covered is as varied as the acclaimed North American television series The Wire, contemporary Arab fiction, the Japanese novels of Haruki Murakami and the works of New Zealand’s foremost Maori writer, Witi Ihimaera.
Explore the History and Mythology of the Ancient Greeks
There are few things as fascinating and exciting as the world of Ancient Greece, and in the following book, you are going to learn everything you'll ever need to know about the history and socio-political makeup of the world of Ancient Greece. Where did Greek culture come from? When did it begin to taste shape? Where there any precursors to the Ancient Greeks?
How did Ancient Greece fit in with the rest of the known world during the Ancient era? What conflicts would arise out of the power struggles of the major political powers of the time? What great historical figures stepped up to lead and command their people to greatness? What innovations were advanced and implemented during this time?
How did the Greek world change and develop over the course of the several centuries that compose the Ancient era of history? How did their neighbors pressure them and push them to change and adapt? What lessons can the history of Ancient Greece teach us about the Ancient world and about our world today?
Find the answers to all of these questions and more:
Start your amazing journey into the world of Ancient Greece with a look at the rise of Greece in the Archaic era
Follow Ancient Greece on its path to great power and prosperity and we move into the hugely important Classical era
Find out how the world changed in massive ways, and Ancient Greece shifts along with the changing times of the Hellenistic era
Learn all about the changing role of Ancient Greece as it takes its place in history under the rule of the Roman Empire
And more...
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Автор: Robert Simms Название: Anticipation and Anachrony in Statius` Thebaid ISBN: 1350082570 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350082571 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 17424.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Applying the latest narratological theory and focusing on the use of anachrony (or 'chronological deviation'), this book explores how Statius competes - successfully - for a place within an established literary canon. Given the tremendous pressure on poets to render familiar stories in unfamiliar and novel ways, how did he achieve this?
When Statius elected to sing of the quarrelsome sons of Oedipus he was acutely aware that this was a well-trod road, one frequently reproduced in a variety of genres - epic, drama and lyric poetry. Despite this highly varied corpus against which he sought to contend, he boasts that his epic has novelty and proudly declares that he is now counted among the 'prisca nomina', or ancient names, that sang of Thebes.
And indeed precisely the fact that there were so many story-versions (a greater number survive for comparison than for any other work from antiquity, rivaling even the popularity of the Trojan legend) means that the story is conveniently positioned to offer a unique exploration into how Statius creates a compelling story despite working within a saturated and overly familiar mythic tradition. This book argues that it is chiefly through the use of narrative anachrony, or non-chronological modes of narration, that Statius manipulates states of anticipation, suspense, and even surprise in his audience.
Explore the History and Mythology of the Ancient Greeks
There are few things as fascinating and exciting as the world of Ancient Greece, and in the following book, you are going to learn everything you'll ever need to know about the history and socio-political makeup of the world of Ancient Greece. Where did Greek culture come from? When did it begin to taste shape? Where there any precursors to the Ancient Greeks?
How did Ancient Greece fit in with the rest of the known world during the Ancient era? What conflicts would arise out of the power struggles of the major political powers of the time? What great historical figures stepped up to lead and command their people to greatness? What innovations were advanced and implemented during this time?
How did the Greek world change and develop over the course of the several centuries that compose the Ancient era of history? How did their neighbors pressure them and push them to change and adapt? What lessons can the history of Ancient Greece teach us about the Ancient world and about our world today?
Find the answers to all of these questions and more:
Start your amazing journey into the world of Ancient Greece with a look at the rise of Greece in the Archaic era
Follow Ancient Greece on its path to great power and prosperity and we move into the hugely important Classical era
Find out how the world changed in massive ways, and Ancient Greece shifts along with the changing times of the Hellenistic era
Learn all about the changing role of Ancient Greece as it takes its place in history under the rule of the Roman Empire
And more...
Don't wait another moment to enjoy from this information - Get your copy of Ancient Greece right away
