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Inbunden, Engelska, 2021
1 303 kr
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Xenophon of Athens (c. 430-354 BCE) has long been considered an uncritical admirer of Sparta who hero-worships the Spartan King Agesilaus and eulogises Spartan practices in his Lacedaimoniôn Politeia. By examining his own self-descriptions - especially where he portrays himself as conversing with Socrates and falling short in his appreciation of Socrates' advice - this book finds in Xenophon's overall writing project a Socratic response to his exile and situates his writings about Sparta within this framework. It presents a detailed reading of the Lacedaimoniôn Politeia as a critical and philosophical examination of Spartan socio-cultural practices. Evidence from his own Hellenica, Anabasis and Agesilaus is shown to confirm Xenophon's analysis of the weaknesses in the Spartan system, and that he is not enamoured of Agesilaus. Finally, a comparison with contemporary Athenian responses to Sparta, shows remarkable points of convergence with his fellow Socratic Plato, as well as connections with Isocrates too.
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
396 kr
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Xenophon of Athens (c. 430-354 BCE) has long been considered an uncritical admirer of Sparta who hero-worships the Spartan King Agesilaus and eulogises Spartan practices in his Lacedaimoniôn Politeia. By examining his own self-descriptions - especially where he portrays himself as conversing with Socrates and falling short in his appreciation of Socrates' advice - this book finds in Xenophon's overall writing project a Socratic response to his exile and situates his writings about Sparta within this framework. It presents a detailed reading of the Lacedaimoniôn Politeia as a critical and philosophical examination of Spartan socio-cultural practices. Evidence from his own Hellenica, Anabasis and Agesilaus is shown to confirm Xenophon's analysis of the weaknesses in the Spartan system, and that he is not enamoured of Agesilaus. Finally, a comparison with contemporary Athenian responses to Sparta, shows remarkable points of convergence with his fellow Socratic Plato, as well as connections with Isocrates too.
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2021458 kr
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Xenophon of Athens (c. 430–354 BCE) has long been considered an uncritical admirer of Sparta who hero-worships the Spartan King Agesilaus and eulogises Spartan practices in his Lacedaimoniôn Politeia. By examining his own self-descriptions - especially where he portrays himself as conversing with Socrates and falling short in his appreciation of Socrates'' advice - this book finds in Xenophon''s overall writing project a Socratic response to his exile and situates his writings about Sparta within this framework. It presents a detailed reading of the Lacedaimoniôn Politeia as a critical and philosophical examination of Spartan socio-cultural practices. Evidence from his own Hellenica, Anabasis and Agesilaus is shown to confirm Xenophon''s analysis of the weaknesses in the Spartan system, and that he is not enamoured of Agesilaus. Finally, a comparison with contemporary Athenian responses to Sparta, shows remarkable points of convergence with his fellow Socratic Plato, as well as connections with Isocrates too.
E-bok
Engelska, 2017802 kr
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"Written by leading scholars in the field, this collection analyses the notion of travel writing as a genre, while tracing significant examples of Mediterranean travel writing that return us to Ancient Greece, to Medieval pilgrimages, to Venetians diplomatic missions, to an Egyptian''s account of Paris in the nineteenth century, to French artistic journeys in North Africa and to contemporary narratives of privileged resettlement, death and dislocation."
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2017802 kr
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"Written by leading scholars in the field, this collection analyses the notion of travel writing as a genre, while tracing significant examples of Mediterranean travel writing that return us to Ancient Greece, to Medieval pilgrimages, to Venetians diplomatic missions, to an Egyptian''s account of Paris in the nineteenth century, to French artistic journeys in North Africa and to contemporary narratives of privileged resettlement, death and dislocation."
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
424 kr
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Every culture and society has read stories in the night sky. From the careful attention of astronomers across all times and all parts of the world to the search for alien life, the stories found in the shapes of constellations to the expansive imaginings of science fiction, there has always been life up there, at the very least, for our imaginations.Mythologies of Outer Space brings together academics and artists to explore diverse imaginings of outer space. It examines questions that, in a world where outer space is increasingly accessible, are no longer only science fiction. Is outer space terra nullius, open for settlement? What if there is life beyond earth? Will we repeat the mistakes of the colonial age on other planets? Should parts of outer space be protected, like nature reserves? What about resource extraction? Do celestial bodies, like the moon, have rights? Astronaut Robert Thirsk, Mi'kmaw astronomer Hilding Neilson, digital humanities scholar Chris Pak, and outer space archaeologist Alice Gorman, among others, are joined by artists including David Hoffos and Dianne Bos, literary scholars, art critics, scientists, and a poet to explore how humanity thinks about outer space in this joyful, curious book.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
541 kr
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While scientists and engineers working towards more efficient modes of energy extraction, developing alternative energies, and mitigating the harms of fossil fuels draw the most headlines, the human side of the equation of equally important when discussing the past, present, and future of energy. Energy systems are inherently social systems, and the ways that people make sense of energy in their lives, what they interpret as insecurity, and what they perceive as injustice, is not always the same. Energy Security, Energy Sovereignty, Energy Justice brings together a multidisciplinary group of scholars to explore key questions, including: how are humans implicated in exploitation and energy transition? Who wins and who loses when we exploit new energy sources? Is the change involved in energy transition simply a matter of developing better technologies, or do we also need a change in thinking, one which draws upon history, literature, philosophy and the arts?In this collection, energy scholars from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences as well as artists engage in transdisciplinary dialogue as they share their research and insights into the meanings of energy in our lives, both past and present. This collection provides a valuable, interdisciplinary perspective that broadens and enriches core conversations about energy and human life.
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
292 kr
Kommande
While scientists and engineers working towards more efficient modes of energy extraction, developing alternative energies, and mitigating the harms of fossil fuels draw the most headlines, the human side of the equation of equally important when discussing the past, present, and future of energy. Energy systems are inherently social systems, and the ways that people make sense of energy in their lives, what they interpret as insecurity, and what they perceive as injustice, is not always the same.Energy Security, Energy Sovereignty, Energy Justice brings together a multidisciplinary group of scholars to explore key questions, including: how are humans implicated in exploitation and energy transition? Who wins and who loses when we exploit new energy sources? Is the change involved in energy transition simply a matter of developing better technologies, or do we also need a change in thinking, one which draws upon history, literature, philosophy and the arts?In this collection, energy scholars from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences as well as artists engage in transdisciplinary dialogue as they share their research and insights into the meanings of energy in our lives, both past and present. This collection provides a valuable, interdisciplinary perspective that broadens and enriches core conversations about energy and human life.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2010
919 kr
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Plutarch's Parallel Lives were written to compare famous Greeks and Romans. This most obvious aspect of their parallelism is frequently ignored in the drive to mine Plutarch for historical fact. However, the eleven contributors to the present volume, who include most of the world's leading commentators on Plutarch, together bring out many ways in which Plutarch invoked aspects of parallelism. They show how pervasive and how central the whole notion was to his thinking. With new analysis of the synkriseis; with discussion of parallels within and across the Lives and in the Moralia; with an examination of why the basic parallel structure of the Lives lost its importance in the Renaissance, this volume presents fresh ideas on a neglected topic crucial to Plutarch's literary creation.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2011
1 541 kr
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This book analyzes the notion of travel writing as a genre, while tracing significant examples of Mediterranean travel writing that return us to Ancient Greece, to French artistic journeys in North Africa and to contemporary narratives of privileged resettlement, death, and dislocation.