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Author | : Takis Poulakos |
Publisher | : Univ of South Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9781570031779 |
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Illumining Isocrates' effort to reformulate sophistic conceptions of rhetoric on the basis of the intellectual and political debates of his time, Poulakos contends that the father of humanistic studies and rival educator of Plato crafted a version of rhetoric that gave the art an important new role in the ethical and political activities of Athens.
Author | : Joint Association of Classical Teachers. Greek Course |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 29 |
Release | : 2007-07-30 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 0521698510 |
Download Reading Greek Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Second edition of best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students and adults. This volume contains a narrative adapted entirely from ancient authors in order to encourage students rapidly to develop their reading skills. The texts and numerous illustrations also provide a good introduction to Greek culture.
Author | : |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2021-12-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 900446722X |
Download Numbers and Numeracy in the Greek Polis Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This is a wide-ranging study of numbers as a social and cultural phenomenon in ancient Greece, revealing both the instrumentality of numbers to polis life and the complex cultural meanings inherent in their use.
Author | : Kostas Vlassopoulos |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-08-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521188074 |
Download Unthinking the Greek Polis Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This 2007 study explores how modern scholars came to write Greek history from a Eurocentric perspective and challenges orthodox readings of Greek history as part of the history of the West. Since the Greeks lacked a national state or a unified society, economy or culture, the polis has helped to create a homogenising national narrative. This book re-examines old polarities such as those between the Greek poleis and Eastern monarchies, or between the ancient consumer and the modern producer city, in order to show the fallacies of standard approaches. It argues for the relevance of Aristotle's concept of the polis, which is interpreted in an intriguing manner. Finally, it proposes an alternative way of looking at Greek history as part of a Mediterranean world-system. This interdisciplinary study engages with debates on globalisation, nationalism, Orientalism and history writing, while also debating developments in classical studies.
Author | : P V Jones |
Publisher | : Barnes & Noble Publishing |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Greek language |
ISBN | : 9780760739785 |
Download Learn Ancient Greek Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
With enthusiasm and wry wit, author Jones takes you step by step through the rudiments of the Western World's first great language--the medium of Plato and the New Testament. Introduces the Greek alphabet, explains each grammar point in layman's terms, gives plenty of study hints, provides answers for the exercises, and even presents a "to-do" list at the end of most chapters. Not too far into the book you'll already be reading masterful Greek literature, in extracts chosen from such authors as Plato, Sophocles, and Thucydides. Offers a discussion of Greek history and culture in each chapter, and another feature that looks closely at Greek words, with special emphasis on related words in English.--From publisher description
Author | : Christophe Rico |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9789657698006 |
Download Πόλις Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"The goal of this book is to enable the student to read ancient Greek without the use of a dictionary or translation, and to read as fluently as one could read in French or Spanish [...] Polis teaches Koine Greek, the dialect of Hellenistic literature from Alexander the Great till the end of Antiquity, and in which most ancient Greek texts were written."--
Author | : Susan Polis Schutz |
Publisher | : Blue Mountain Arts |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780883964804 |
Download The Language of Happiness Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
For this inspiring anthology, Susan Polis Schutz chose timeless words of wisdom by an impressive array of authors, poets, and philosophers to capture the essence of what it truly means to be happy.
Author | : Nikoletta Kanavou |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 3110247062 |
Download Aristophanes' Comedy of Names Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Aristophanes, the celebrated Greek comic poet, is famous for his plays on contemporary themes, in which he exercises fierce political satire. Ancient political comedy made ample use of comically significant proper names - much as is the case in modern satire. Comic names used by Aristophanes for his satirical targets (public figures, everyday Athenians) provide the main subject of this book, which addresses questions such as why particular names are chosen (or invented), and how they relate to the plays' characters and themes.
Author | : Arlene W. Saxonhouse |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 247 |
Release | : 2005-12-19 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1139447424 |
Download Free Speech and Democracy in Ancient Athens Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book illuminates the distinctive character of our modern understanding of the basis and value of free speech by contrasting it with the very different form of free speech that was practised by the ancient Athenians in their democratic regime. Free speech in the ancient democracy was not a protected right but an expression of the freedom from hierarchy, awe, reverence and shame. It was thus an essential ingredient of the egalitarianism of that regime. That freedom was challenged by the consequences of the rejection of shame (aidos) which had served as a cohesive force within the polity. Through readings of Socrates's trial, Greek tragedy and comedy, Thucydides's History, and Plato's Protagoras this volume explores the paradoxical connections between free speech, democracy, shame, and Socratic philosophy and Thucydidean history as practices of uncovering.
Author | : Claude Calame |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780801480225 |
Download The Craft of Poetic Speech in Ancient Greece Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In this subtle, learned, and daring book, Claude Calame subverts common assumptions about the relationships between poet and audience, challenging his readers to rethink the very principles of mythmaking in the poetry and art of the ancient Greeks.