1995, ISBN: 9789004101852

Hardback. New. Letters were an important medium of everyday communication in the ancient Mediterranean. Soon after its emergence, the epistolary form was adopted by educated elites and t… More...

Hardback. New. Letters were an important medium of everyday communication in the ancient Mediterranean. Soon after its emergence, the epistolary form was adopted by educated elites and transformed into a literary genre, which developed distinctive markers and was used, for instance, to give political advice, to convey philosophical ideas or to establish and foster ties with peers. A particular type of this genre is the letter cast in verse, or epistolary poem, which merges the form and function of the letter with stylistic elements of poetry. In Greek literature, epistolary poetry is first safely attested in the fourth century AD and would enjoy a lasting presence throughout the Byzantine and early modern periods. The present volume introduces the reader to this hitherto unexplored chapter of post-classical Greek literature through an anthology of exemplary epistolary poems in the original Greek with facing English translation. This collection, which covers a broad chronological range from late antique epigrams of the Greek Anthology to the poetry of western humanists, is accompanied by exegetical commentaries on the anthologized texts and by critical essays discussing questions of genre, literary composition, and historical and social contexts of selected epistolary poems., 6, Hardback. New. This book showcases a figure whose life and work bridge Classical and Hellenistic Greece. It comprises Tiziano Dorandi's comprehensive new edition of the Clearchus 'fragments', accompanied by a richly annotated English translation from Stephen White, as well as nine new studies examining key aspects of Clearchus's thought. Clearchus, from Soli on the island of Cyprus, was an Aristotelian philosopher and cultural historian active in the later fourth and early third centuries BCE. A versatile thinker and prolific author, he wrote on a wide range of subjects. Although none of his works survive, he is cited extensively by later authors. Topics addressed in this volume include his accounts of souls during sleep, educational traditions, forms of love, luxurious living, sage maxims and other traditional sayings, aquatic wildlife, lunar phenomena, and his relation to Plato and Platonism. Clearchus of Soli will interest both students and scholars of ancient Greek history, philosophy and science, and especially anyone interest>ed in Aristotle and his circle, Hellenistic literature and culture, or Greek cultural history generally., 6, Hardback. New. Bringing together the study of the Greek classics and Indology, Arjuna-Odysseus provides a comparative analysis of the shared heritage of the Mahabharata and early Greek traditions presented in the texts of Homer and Hesiod. Building on the ethnographic theories of Durkheim, Mauss, and Dumont, the volume explores the convergences and rapprochements between the Mahabharata and the Greek texts. In exploring the networks of similarities between the two epic traditions, it also reformulates the theory of Georges Dumezil regarding Indo-European cultural comparativism. It includes a detailed comparison between journeys undertaken by the two epic heroes - Odysseus and Arjuna - and more generally, it ranges across the philosophical ideas of these cultures, and the epic traditions, metaphors, and archetypes that define the cultural ideology of ancient Greece and India. This book will be useful to scholars and researchers of Indo-European comparativism, social and cultural anthropology, classical literature, Indology, cultural and post-colonial studies, philosophy and religion, as well as to those who love the Indian and Greek epics., 6, E. J. Brill. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 9004101853 . Light foxing to textblock. Very minor shelfwear to book and DJ. ; This text studies the attitudes of Greek poets and philosophers of the Archaic Age of Greece towards certain psychological and ethical ideas. These ideas include "psychological activity", "soul", "excellence", and "justice", and ideas were chosen to show how early Greek individuals think, act and relate to other people and to their universe. The book first discusses the nature of the literature of the Archaic Age. It then treats in detail what early Greeks say about the four ideas, presenting numerous quotations (all in translation). The book concludes with an overview of the ideas discussed. It introduces the reader to important ideas of the Archaic Age, showing what both poets and philosophers thought. These ideas are central to this period and were to have an important role in the literature and philosophy of later Greek authors, especially in the drama of the fifth century and the philosophy of the fourth century. ; Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Batava Supplementum 144; 262 pages ., E. J. Brill, 1995, 3<

1995, ISBN: 9789004101852

Brill Academic Pub, Hardcover, 280 Seiten, Publiziert: 1995-02-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.65 kg, Verkaufsrang: 6338254, Specialty Stores, Books, Interior Design, Architecture, A… More...

Brill Academic Pub, Hardcover, 280 Seiten, Publiziert: 1995-02-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.65 kg, Verkaufsrang: 6338254, Specialty Stores, Books, Interior Design, Architecture, Arts & Photography, Subjects, Interior & Home Design, Decorative Arts & Design, Decorating & Design, Home Improvement & Design, Crafts, Hobbies & Home, Medieval, Movements & Periods, History & Criticism, Literature & Fiction, Ancient & Classical, Greek & Roman, Philosophy, Politics & Social Sciences, Humanities, New, Used & Rental Textbooks, Specialty Boutique, History & Surveys, Brill Academic Pub, 1995<