Craft of Zeus

Myths of Weaving and Fabric

AvJohn Scheid,Jesper Svenbro

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

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The fundamental gesture of weaving in The Craft of Zeus is the interlacing of warp and woof described by Plato in The Statesman—an interweaving signifying the union of opposites. From rituals symbolizing—even fabricating—the cohesion of society to those proposed by oracles as a means of propitiating fortune; from the erotic and marital significance of weaving and the woven robe to the use of weaving as a figure for language and the fabric of the text, this lively and lucid book defines the logic of one of the central concepts in Greek and Roman thought—a concept that has persisted, woof and warp crossing again and again, as the fabric of human history has unfolded.

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Utgivningsdatum:2001-05-16
Mått:133 x 203 x 13 mm
Vikt:254 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Revealing Antiquity
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Harvard University Press
ISBN:9780674005785
Översättare:Carol Volk

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John Scheid is Director of Study at the École Pratique des Hautes Études at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris. Jesper Svenbro is a Fellow at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Paris.

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[An] elegant exploration… This is a constantly challenging and entertaining little book… [It] sheds new light on old texts and explores important areas of ancient mentalities in ways which enliven and stimulate.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction PART 1: PEPLOS 1. From the Sixteen Women to the Weaver King: Political Weaving in Greece 2."Investiture," Peploplloria, Lusus Trniae: Political Weaving in Rome PART 2: CHLAINA 3. Aphrodite Poikilthronos: Epithets, Cloaks,and Lovers 4. The Marriage of Peleus and Thetis: Nuptial Blankets in Rome PART 3: TEXTUS 5. The Cloak of Phaedrus: The Prehistory of the "Text" in Greek 6. The Birth of an Ideogram: The Metaphor of the Textus in Latin Appendix A. Note on Biological "Tissue" Appendix B. Note on Cosmic "Weaving" Notes Index

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