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5 produkter
Aidos
The Psychology and Ethics of Honour and Shame in Ancient Greek Literature
Inbunden, 1992
4918 kr
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This is the first study in English to examine across the range of Greek literature one of the most crucial terms in Greek ethical and social discourse, aidos. Commonly rendered `shame', `modesty', or `respect', aidos is also notoriously one of the most elusive and difficult Greek words to …
Oxford Readings in Homer's Iliad
Häftad, 2002
1893 kr
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This anthology makes accessible to the reader sixteen of the most important studies of Homer and the Iliad to appear in the last forty years. The essays, by leading Homeric scholars from Great Britain, the United States, and Europe, deal not only with the aesthetics and artistry of the Iliad as a …
Oxford Readings in Homer's Iiad
Inbunden, 2002
5709 kr
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This anthology makes accessible to the reader sixteen of the most important studies of Homer and the Iliad to appear in the last forty years. The essays, by leading Homeric scholars from Great Britain, the United States, and Europe, deal not only with the aesthetics and artistry of the Iliad as a …
Body Language in the Greek and Roman Worlds
Av D. L. Cairns, Douglas L. Cairns
Inbunden, 2005
947 kr
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A distinguished cast of scholars discusses models of gesture and non-verbal communication as they apply to Greek and Roman culture, literature and art. Topics include dress and costume in the Homeric poems; the importance of looking, eye-contact, and face-to-face orientation in Greek society; the …
Tragedy and Archaic Greek Thought
Inbunden, 2013
1058 kr
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Eight leading contemporary interpreters of Classical Greek tragedy here explore its relation to the thought of the Archaic Period. Prominent topics are the nature and possibility of divine justice; the influence of the gods on humans; fate and human responsibility; the instability of fortune and …
