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Before Forgiveness
The Origins of a Moral Idea
Häftad, 2012
754 kr
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In this book, David Konstan argues that the modern concept of interpersonal forgiveness, in the full sense of the term, did not exist in ancient Greece and Rome. Even more startlingly, it is not fully present in the Hebrew Bible, nor in the New Testament or in the early Jewish and Christian …
Beauty
The Fortunes of an Ancient Greek Idea
E-bok, 2014
227 kr
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What does it mean to say something is beautiful? On the one hand, beauty is associated with erotic attraction; on the other, it is the primary category in aesthetics, and it is widely supposed that the proper response to a work of art is one of objective contemplation. At its core, then, beauty is …
Beauty
The Fortunes of an Ancient Greek Idea
Häftad, 2017
269 kr
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Those who study the nature of beauty are at once plagued by a singular issue: what does it mean to say something is beautiful? On the one hand, beauty is associated with erotic attraction; on the other, it is the primary category in aesthetics, and it is widely supposed that the proper response to …
In the Orbit of Love
Affection in Ancient Greece and Rome
Inbunden, 2018
461 kr
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This book is about love in the classical world -- not erotic passion but the kind of love that binds together intimate members of a family and very close friends, but which may also extend to include a wider range of individuals for whom we care deeply. David Konstan begins the book with a …
In the Orbit of Love
Affection in Ancient Greece and Rome
E-bok, 2018
343 kr
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This book is about love in the classical world - not erotic passion but the kind of love that binds together intimate members of a family and very close friends, but which may also be extended to include a wider range of individuals for whom we care deeply. The book begins with a discussion of …
In the Orbit of Love
Affection in Ancient Greece and Rome
E-bok, 2018
343 kr
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This book is about love in the classical world - not erotic passion but the kind of love that binds together intimate members of a family and very close friends, but which may also be extended to include a wider range of individuals for whom we care deeply. The book begins with a discussion of …
Greek Comedy and Ideology
Inbunden, 1995
3601 kr
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The happy endings of comedy resolve conflicts that have their sources in the real world. These conflicts, in turn, leave their mark upon the texts in the form of gaps in the plot and inconsistencies of characterization. Greek Comedy and Ideology analyses how the structure of ancient Greek comedy …
Greek Comedy and Ideology
E-bok, 1995
1602 kr
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In comedy, happy endings resolve real-world conflicts. These conflicts, in turn, leave their mark on the texts in the form of gaps in plot and inconsistencies of characterization. Greek Comedy and Ideology analyzes how the structure of ancient Greek comedy betrays and responds to cultural tensions …
Oxford Handbook of Roman Philosophy
Av Gretchen Reydams-Schils, David Konstan m. fl.
E-bok, 2023
1668 kr
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Several decades of scholarship have demonstrated that Roman thinkers developed in new and stimulating directions the systems of thought they inherited from the Greeks, and that, taken together, they offer many perspectives that are of philosophical interest in their own right. The Oxford Handbook …
The Oxford Handbook of Roman Philosophy
Av Myrto Garani, David Konstan m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
2207 kr
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Several decades of scholarship have demonstrated that Roman thinkers developed in new and stimulating directions the systems of thought they inherited from the Greeks, and that, taken together, they offer many perspectives that are of philosophical interest in their own right. The Oxford Handbook …
Oxford Handbook of Roman Philosophy
Av Gretchen Reydams-Schils, David Konstan m. fl.
E-bok, 2023
1668 kr
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Several decades of scholarship have demonstrated that Roman thinkers developed in new and stimulating directions the systems of thought they inherited from the Greeks, and that, taken together, they offer many perspectives that are of philosophical interest in their own right. The Oxford Handbook …
Beauty
The Fortunes of an Ancient Greek Idea
Inbunden, 2015
553 kr
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Those who study the nature of beauty are at once plagued by a singular issue: what does it mean to say something is beautiful? On the one hand, beauty is associated with erotic attraction; on the other, it is the primary category in aesthetics, and it is widely supposed that the proper response to …
Beauty
The Fortunes of an Ancient Greek Idea
E-bok, 2014
227 kr
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What does it mean to say something is beautiful? On the one hand, beauty is associated with erotic attraction; on the other, it is the primary category in aesthetics, and it is widely supposed that the proper response to a work of art is one of objective contemplation. At its core, then, beauty is …
Women in Roman Republican Drama
Av Dorota Dutsch, Sharon L. James m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
690 kr
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Latin plays were written for audiences whose gender perspectives and expectations were shaped by life in Rome, and the crowds watching the plays included both female citizens and female slaves. Relationships between men and women, ideas of masculinity and femininity, the stock characters of dowered …
Ancient Forgiveness
Classical, Judaic, and Christian
Av Charles L. Griswold, David Konstan
Inbunden, 2011
1644 kr
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In this book, eminent scholars of classical antiquity and ancient and medieval Judaism and Christianity explore the nature and place of forgiveness in the pre-modern Western world. They discuss whether the concept of forgiveness, as it is often understood today, was absent, or at all events more …
Before Forgiveness
The Origins of a Moral Idea
Inbunden, 2010
1677 kr
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In this book, David Konstan argues that the modern concept of interpersonal forgiveness, in the full sense of the term, did not exist in ancient Greece and Rome. Even more startlingly, it is not fully present in the Hebrew Bible, nor in the New Testament or in the early Jewish and Christian …
Friendship in the Classical World
Inbunden, 1997
1391 kr
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This book - the only history of friendship in classical antiquity that exists in English - examines the nature of friendship in Greece and Rome from Homer to the Christian Roman Empire of the fourth century AD. Friendship is conceived of as a voluntary and loving relationship, but there are major …
Friendship in the Classical World
Av David Konstan, P. A. Cartledge m. fl.
Häftad, 1997
636 kr
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This book - the only history of friendship in classical antiquity that exists in English - examines the nature of friendship in Greece and Rome from Homer to the Christian Roman Empire of the fourth century AD. Friendship is conceived of as a voluntary and loving relationship, but there are major …
Sexual Symmetry
Love in the Ancient Novel and Related Genres
Häftad, 2014
500 kr
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"In the Greek romances," writes David Konstan, "sighs, tears, and suicide attempts are as characteristic of the male as of the female in distress; ruses, disguises, and outright violence in defense of one's chastity are as much the part of the female as of the male." Exploring how erotic love is …
Sexual Symmetry
Love in the Ancient Novel and Related Genres
Inbunden, 2016
2186 kr
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"In the Greek romances," writes David Konstan, "sighs, tears, and suicide attempts are as characteristic of the male as of the female in distress; ruses, disguises, and outright violence in defense of one's chastity are as much the part of the female as of the male." Exploring how erotic love is …
Pity Transformed
Inbunden, 2001
674 kr
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"Pity Transformed" is an examination of how pity was imagined and expressed in classical antiquity. It pays particular attention to the ways in which the pity of the Greeks and Romans differed from modern ideas. Among the topics investigated in this study are the appeal to pity in courts of law and …
Envy, Spite and Jealousy
The Rivalrous Emotions in Ancient Greece
Av David Konstan, Keith Rutter
Inbunden, 2003
2920 kr
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Classical Greece was permeated by a spirit of rivalry. Games and sports, theatrical performances, courtroom trials, recitation of poetry, canvassing for public office, war itself - all aspects of life were informed by a competitive ethos. This pioneering book considers how the Greeks viewed, …
Roman Comedy
Inbunden, 1983
771 kr
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This book explores the social institutions, the prevailing social values, and the ideology of the ancient city-state as revealed in Roman Comedy. "The very essence of comedy is social," writes David Konstan, "and in the complex movement of its plots we may be able to discern the lineaments and …
Roman Comedy
Häftad, 1986
430 kr
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This book explores the social institutions, the prevailing social values, and the ideology of the ancient city-state as revealed in Roman Comedy. "The very essence of comedy is social," writes David Konstan, "and in the complex movement of its plots we may be able to discern the lineaments and …
Emotions of the Ancient Greeks
Studies in Aristotle and Classical Literature
Häftad, 2007
619 kr
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It is generally assumed that whatever else has changed about the human condition since the dawn of civilization, basic human emotions - love, fear, anger, envy, shame - have remained constant. David Konstan, however, argues that the emotions of the ancient Greeks were in some significant respects …
Contextualizing Classics
Ideology, Performance, Dialogue
Av Thomas M. Falkner, Nancy Felson m. fl.
Häftad, 1999
995 kr
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This collection of original essays examines innovations in both the theory and practice of classical philology. The chapters address interdisciplinary methods in a variety of ways. Some apply theoretical insights derived from other disciplines, such as folklore studies, performance theory, feminist …
Epic and History
Av David Konstan, Kurt A. Raaflaub
Häftad, 2014
633 kr
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With contributions from leading scholars, this is a unique cross-cultural comparison of historical epics across a wide range of cultures and time periods, which presents crucial insights into how history is treated in narrative poetry. The first book to gain new insights into the topic of ‘epic and …
Origin of Sin
Greece and Rome, Early Judaism and Christianity
Inbunden, 2022
1066 kr
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Where did the idea of sin arise from? In this meticulously argued book, David Konstan takes a close look at classical Greek and Roman texts, as well as the Bible and early Judaic and Christian writings, and argues that the fundamental idea of "sin" arose in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, …
Origin of Sin
Greece and Rome, Early Judaism and Christianity
Häftad, 2022
332 kr
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Where did the idea of sin arise from? In this meticulously argued book, David Konstan takes a close look at classical Greek and Roman texts, as well as the Bible and early Judaic and Christian writings, and argues that the fundamental idea of "sin" arose in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, …
Origin of Sin
Greece and Rome, Early Judaism and Christianity
E-bok, 2022
359 kr
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Where did the idea of sin arise from? In this meticulously argued book, David Konstan takes a close look at classical Greek and Roman texts, as well as the Bible and early Judaic and Christian writings, and argues that the fundamental idea of "sin" arose in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, …
