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| Author | : Brian Kinsey |
| Publsiher | : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC |
| Total Pages | : 321 |
| Release | : 2012-01-15 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 076147952X |
| Rating | : 4.9/5 (2 downloads) |
This title explores the many heroes and heroines of the Greek and Roman civilizations.
| Author | : Brian Kinsey |
| Publsiher | : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC |
| Total Pages | : 321 |
| Release | : 2012-01-15 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0761499814 |
| Rating | : 4.9/5 (14 downloads) |
Explores well-known heroic figures as well as the demigods, nymphs, sorceresses, and other creatures that inhabited the mortal world and figured prominently in the myths of the heroes and heroines of Greece and Rome.
| Author | : Brian Kinsey |
| Publsiher | : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2012-01-15 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0761499806 |
| Rating | : 4.9/5 (6 downloads) |
Represents a wide range of deities in the Greek and Roman pantheons, from Zeus and Jupiter to Eos and Quirinus. Includes discussions of the significance of the given deities, the mythology surrounding them, and the forms of worship associated with them.
| Author | : Ian Michael Plant |
| Publsiher | : Equinox Publishing Ltd. |
| Total Pages | : 284 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Greek literature |
| ISBN | : 9781904768029 |
| Rating | : 4.4/5 (68 downloads) |
'Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome' is an anthology of the surviving literary texts of women writers from the Greco-Roman world, offering new translations of the work of over 50 women. Each author is introduced with a critical review of what we know about the writer, her work, its significance and a discussion of the texts which follow.
| Author | : Rachel Bird |
| Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2020-12-10 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1350108650 |
| Rating | : 4.8/5 (5 downloads) |
This book offers the first comprehensive evaluation of ethics in the ancient Greek novel, demonstrating how their representation of the cardinal virtue sophrosune positions these texts in their literary, philosophical and cultural contexts. Sophrosune encompasses the dispositions and psychological states of temperance, self-control, chastity, sanity and moderation. The Greek novels are the first examples of lengthy prose fiction in the Greek world, composed between the first century BCE and the fourth century CE. Each novel is concerned with a pair of beautiful, aristocratic lovers who undergo trials and tribulations, before a successful resolution is reached. Bird focuses on the extant examples of the genre (Chariton's Callirhoe, Xenophon of Ephesus' Ephesiaca, Longus' Daphnis and Chloe, Achilles Tatius' Leucippe and Clitophon and Heliodorus' Aethiopica), which all have the virtue of sophrosune at their heart. As each pair of lovers strives to retain their chastity in the face of adversity, and under extreme pressure from eros, it is essential to understand how this virtue is represented in the characters within each novel. Invited modes of reading also involve sophrosune, and the author provides an important exploration of how sophrosune in the reader is both encouraged and undermined by these works of fiction.
| Author | : Annette Giesecke |
| Publsiher | : Hachette UK |
| Total Pages | : 376 |
| Release | : 2020-10-06 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0762497130 |
| Rating | : 4.7/5 (3 downloads) |
An encyclopedic A-to-Z guide, this beautifully illustrated volume offers hundreds of rich, fascinating definitions of 700 major and minor characters, creatures, and places of classical mythology. Classical Mythology A-to-Z is a comprehensive and engrossing guide to Greek and Roman mythology. Written by Annette Giesecke, PhD, Professor of Classics and Chair of Ancient Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Delaware, this brilliant reference offers clear explanations of every character and locale, and captures the essence of these timeless tales. From the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus and the heroes of the Trojan War to the nymphs, monsters, and other mythical creatures that populate these ancient stories, Giesecke recounts, with clarity and energy, the details of more than 700 characters and places. Each definition includes cross-references to related characters, locations, and myths, as well their equivalent in Roman mythology and cult. In addition to being an important standalone work, Classical Mythology A-to-Z is also written, designed, and illustrated to serve as an essential companion to the bestselling illustrated 75th-anniversary edition of Mythology by Edith Hamilton, including 10 full-color plates and 2-color illustrations throughout by artist Jim Tierney.
| Author | : J. Virgilio García |
| Publsiher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 345 |
| Release | : 2014-01-08 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1443855650 |
| Rating | : 4.5/5 (5 downloads) |
This volume contains twenty-five contributions adapted from papers presented at the International Conference on Poetic Language and Religion in Greece and Rome, held at the University of Santiago de Compostela on 31tst May – 1st June 2012. The book fulfils two principal aims: to highlight the impulse and continuity of a research field that combines Indo-European and Classical Studies, which has generally been recognised for several decades as a very fruitful collaboration, and to provide the academic community with the current results of one of the most important topics of Classical Studies. The first part of the book focuses on the Indo-European tradition, tracking its remnants, particularly in the Classical languages. The Indo-European poetic tradition can be traced through linguistic reconstruction (formulae, onomastics) and some scattered mentions in literary texts. In the second part, the focus is placed on the poetic language in Greece and Rome. The rich and complex tradition of Classical literatures makes a clear-cut description of the inherited or innovative aspects of the religious and literary development more problematical. Ritual or cultic poetry, onomastics, phraseology, paeans and hymns, oracles as divine language, and magic all receive deep and thorough treatment from a reliable ensemble of scholars.
| Author | : Michael Gagarin |
| Publsiher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
| Total Pages | : 3369 |
| Release | : 2009-12-31 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0195170725 |
| Rating | : 4.0/5 (25 downloads) |
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome is the clearest and most accessible guide to the world of classical antiquity ever produced. This multivolume reference work is a comprehensive overview of the major cultures of the classical Mediterranean world--Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman--from the Bronze Age to the fifth century CE. It also covers the legacy of the classical world and its interpretation and influence in subsequent centuries. The Encyclopedia brings the work of the best classical scholars, archaeologists, and historians together in an easy-to-use format. The articles, written by leading scholars in the field, seek to convey the significance of the people, places, and historical events of classical antiquity, together with its intellectual and material culture. Broad overviews of literature, history, archaeology, art, philosophy, science, and religion are complimented by articles on authors and their works, literary genres and periods, historical figures and events, archaeologists and archaeological sites, artists and artistic themes and materials, philosophers and philosophical schools, scientists and scientific areas, gods, heroes, and myths. Areas covered include: · Greek and Latin Literature · Authors and Their Works · Historical Figures and Events · Religion and Mythology · Art, Artists, Artistic Themes, and Materials · Archaeology, Philosophers, and Philosophical Schools · Science and Technology · Politics, Economics, and Society · Material Culture and Everyday Life
| Author | : Tonio Hölscher |
| Publsiher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 419 |
| Release | : 2018-06-22 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0520967887 |
| Rating | : 4.7/5 (87 downloads) |
Visual culture was an essential part of ancient social, religious, and political life. Appearance and experience of beings and things was of paramount importance. In Visual Power in Ancient Greece and Rome, Tonio Hölscher explores the fundamental phenomena of Greek and Roman visual culture and their enormous impact on the ancient world, considering memory over time, personal appearance, conceptualization and representation of reality, and significant decoration as fundamental categories of art as well as of social practice. With an emphasis on public spaces such as sanctuaries, agora and forum, Hölscher investigates the ways in which these spaces were used, viewed, and experienced in religious rituals, political manifestations, and social interaction.
| Author | : Edward Bispham |
| Publsiher | : Edinburgh University Press |
| Total Pages | : 616 |
| Release | : 2006-07-24 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0748627146 |
| Rating | : 4.7/5 (46 downloads) |
The Edinburgh Companion, newly available in paperback, is a gateway to the fascinating worlds of ancient Greece and Rome. Wide-ranging in its approach, it demonstrates the multifaceted nature of classical civilisation and enables readers to gain guidance in drawing together the perspectives and methods of different disciplines, from philosophy to history, from poetry to archaeology, from art history to numismatics, and many more.
| Author | : George William Cox |
| Publsiher | : |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 1867 |
| Genre | : Mythology |
| ISBN | : |
| Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
| Author | : Graham Seal |
| Publsiher | : ABC-CLIO |
| Total Pages | : 411 |
| Release | : 2016-03-14 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1440838615 |
| Rating | : 4.8/5 (15 downloads) |
This comprehensive collection of folk hero tales builds on the success of the first edition by providing readers with expanded contextual information on story characters from the Americas to Zanzibar. • Supplies entries on folk tale characters worldwide that identify related heroes and heroines and provide additional contextual information • Features a geographical organization that enables readers to research a specific region's folk characters • Provides an alphabetical index as well as an index of heroic character types to facilitate cross-cultural and historical comparisons • Includes sidebars with passages from the folk tales, popular culture, and other items of interest
| Author | : Nigel Wilson |
| Publsiher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 832 |
| Release | : 2013-10-31 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1136787992 |
| Rating | : 4.7/5 (92 downloads) |
Examining every aspect of the culture from antiquity to the founding of Constantinople in the early Byzantine era, this thoroughly cross-referenced and fully indexed work is written by an international group of scholars. This Encyclopedia is derived from the more broadly focused Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition, the highly praised two-volume work. Newly edited by Nigel Wilson, this single-volume reference provides a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the political, cultural, and social life of the people and to the places, ideas, periods, and events that defined ancient Greece.
| Author | : Arthur Cotterall |
| Publsiher | : Random House |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2012-01-31 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1448129966 |
| Rating | : 4.9/5 (66 downloads) |
The Pimlico Dictionary of Classical Mythologies is a unique work of reference which breaks new ground by treating for the first time the classical mythologies of the Old World as a whole. Never before have the mythologies of Greece, Rome, Persia, India and China been encompassed in a single volume, despite the fact that the first four have much in common through their Indo-European ancestry. Arthur Cotterell shows how much more can be understood about 'classical mythology' by comparison and contrast of its five major traditions. Another key aspect of The Pimlico Dictionary of Classical Mythologies is that the myths are not simply recounted; their least accessible features are helpfully interpreted by reference to the culture in which they arose. Thus, for example, the profound influence of the Iranian prophet Zoroaster's thinking on Persian mythology is made clear, along with the far-reaching consequences its adoption would later have for Christian thought. The Pimlico Dictionary of Classical Mythologies also includes over two hundred original illustrations, which have been specially commissioned in order to reveal how gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, sages, villains and demons were actually envisaged during the classical period. Taken together with the well-devised entries and the informative introduction, these unusual illustrations make The Pimlico Dictionary of Classical Mythologies an indispensable handbook for both students and the general reader.
| Author | : Dana McDougald |
| Publsiher | : Greenwood Publishing Group |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9780313308529 |
| Rating | : 4.3/5 (85 downloads) |
A follow-up to Borne's successful 100 Research Topic Guides for Students, this guide provides reproducible outlines for 100 more report topics popular with high school students and teachers, in all basic subject areas. Each outline will facilitate basic reference searching and encourage the student to perform successful self-directed research with both print and non-print sources. Topics reflect new and traditional student assignments. The guide is organized into five sections: Fine Arts, Language Arts, and Foreign Languages; Math, Science, and Technology; History, Economics, and Political Science; Social Issues; and Biography. Each outline includes subject headings, call numbers for browsing in the stacks, print and nonprint reference sources, periodical indexes, internet sites, key words, videotapes, and organizations to contact. The outline also includes suggestions for narrowing topics that are too broad, and related topics to explore. A thorough general index helps users quickly access the topics they require, and a blank template is included for librarians to modify the topic guides for their particular library sources. It can also be used to create guides for additional topics, expanding its use to every level of each class in your high school--the ultimate tool for busy librarians and students alike.
| Author | : H. James Birx |
| Publsiher | : SAGE Publications |
| Total Pages | : 3138 |
| Release | : 2005-12-08 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1452265364 |
| Rating | : 4.5/5 (64 downloads) |
This five-volume Encyclopedia of Anthropology is a unique collection of over 1,000 entries that focuses on topics in physical anthropology, archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistics, and applied anthropology. Also included are relevant articles on geology, paleontology, biology, evolution, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and theology. The contributions are authored by over 250 internationally renowned experts, professors, and scholars from some of the most distinguished museums, universities, and institutes in the world. Special attention is given to human evolution, primate behavior, genetics, ancient civilizations, sociocultural theories, and the value of human language for symbolic communication.
| Author | : E. M. Berens |
| Publsiher | : Read Books Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 493 |
| Release | : 2016-03-09 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1473360579 |
| Rating | : 4.0/5 (79 downloads) |
This book is a comprehensive catalogue of ancient Roman and Grecian Gods and Goddesses, with detailed descriptions of each deity, information concerning related festivals, retellings of legendary tales, and much more. Easy-to-digest and full of interesting information, this book is highly recommended for those looking for an introduction to Greek mythology. Contents include: “First Dynasty”, “Origin of the World”, “Uranus and Gaea”, “Second Dynasty”, “Cronus”, “Rhea”, “Division of the World”, “Theories as to the Origin of Man”, “Third Dynasty”, “Olympian Divinities”, “Zeus”, “Hera”, “Pellas-Athene”, “Themis”, “Hestia”, Demeter”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on Greek and Roman mythology.
