EBookClubs

Read Books & Download eBooks Full Online

EBookClubs

Read Books & Download eBooks Full Online

Book Cyclops

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mercedes Aguirre
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2020-05-07
  • ISBN : 0192524429
  • Pages : 455 pages

Download or read book Cyclops written by Mercedes Aguirre and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Cyclops is popularly assumed to be nothing more than a flesh-eating, one-eyed monster. In an accessible, stylish, and academically authoritative investigation, this book seeks to demonstrate that there is far more to it than that - quite apart from the fact that in myths the Cyclopes are not always one-eyed! This book provides a detailed, innovative, and richly illustrated study of the myths relating to the Cyclopes from classical antiquity until the present day. The first part is organised thematically: after discussing various competing scholarly approaches to the myths, the authors analyse ancient accounts and images of the Cyclopes in relation to landscape, physique (especially eyes, monstrosity, and hairiness), lifestyle, gods, names, love, and song. While the man-eating Cyclops Polyphemus, famous already in the Odyssey, plays a major part, so also do the Cyclopes who did monumental building work, as well as those who toiled as blacksmiths. The second part of the book concentrates on the post-classical reception of the myths, including medieval allegory, Renaissance grottoes, poetry, drama, the visual arts, contemporary painting and sculpture, film, and even a circus performance. This book aims to explore not just the perennial appeal of the Cyclopes as fearsome monsters, but the depth and subtlety of their mythology which raises complex issues of thought and emotion.

Book Cyclopes

    Book Details:
  • Author : Grace Hansen
  • Publisher : ABDO
  • Release : 2023-12-15
  • ISBN : 1098269268
  • Pages : 27 pages

Download or read book Cyclopes written by Grace Hansen and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2023-12-15 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title introduces the cyclops by looking at its history, the culture or cultures it comes from, what it symbolized, and how it is shown today. Backmatter shows modern cyclopes kids might recognize today. Complete with historical photographs and full-color images. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.

Book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Classical Mythology

Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Classical Mythology written by Kevin Osborn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1998 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to Greek and Roman mythology provides explanations of all the gods and their roles, origins of the myths and theories on who wrote them, and the function of myths in society

Book The Raft of Odysseus

Download or read book The Raft of Odysseus written by Carol Dougherty and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-04-05 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Raft of Odysseus looks at the fascinating intersection of traditional myth with an enthnographically-viewed Homeric world. Carol Dougherty argues that the resourcefulness of Odysseus as an adventurer on perilous seas served as an example to Homer's society which also had to adjust in inventive ways to turbulent conditions. The fantastic adventures of Odysseus act as a prism for the experiences of Homer's own listeners--traders, seafarers, storytellers, soldiers--and give us a glimpse into their own world of hopes and fears, 500 years after the Iliadic events were supposed to have happened.

Book Cyclops

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mercedes Aguirre
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
  • Release : 2020-05-14
  • ISBN : 0198713770
  • Pages : 455 pages

Download or read book Cyclops written by Mercedes Aguirre and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Cyclops is popularly assumed to be nothing more than a flesh-eating, one-eyed monster. In an accessible, stylish, and academically authoritative investigation, this book seeks to demonstrate that there is far more to it than that - quite apart from the fact that in myths the Cyclopes are not always one-eyed! This book provides a detailed, innovative, and richly illustrated study of the myths relating to the Cyclopes from classical antiquity until the present day. The first part is organised thematically: after discussing various competing scholarly approaches to the myths, the authors analyse ancient accounts and images of the Cyclopes in relation to landscape, physique (especially eyes, monstrosity, and hairiness), lifestyle, gods, names, love, and song. While the man-eating Cyclops Polyphemus, famous already in the Odyssey, plays a major part, so also do the Cyclopes who did monumental building work, as well as those who toiled as blacksmiths. The second part of the book concentrates on the post-classical reception of the myths, including medieval allegory, Renaissance grottoes, poetry, drama, the visual arts, contemporary painting and sculpture, film, and even a circus performance. This book aims to explore not just the perennial appeal of the Cyclopes as fearsome monsters, but the depth and subtlety of their mythology which raises complex issues of thought and emotion.

Book A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

Download or read book A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology written by William Smith and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 1120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Wrath of the Titans  Cyclops

Download or read book Wrath of the Titans Cyclops written by CW Cooke and published by Bluewater Productions. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perseus, with help from his mechanical owl Bubo, faces the Cyclops in order to bring peace to a village.

Book The American Art Review

Download or read book The American Art Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 1118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Cultures Within Ancient Greek Culture

Download or read book The Cultures Within Ancient Greek Culture written by Carol Dougherty and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-10-02 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sample Text

Book Ancient Greek Ideas on Speech  Language  and Civilization

Download or read book Ancient Greek Ideas on Speech Language and Civilization written by Deborah Levine Gera and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The source and nature of earliest speech and civilization are puzzles that have intrigued people for many centuries. This book explores Greek ideas on the beginnings of language, and the links between speech and civilization. It is a study of ancient Greek views on the nature of the world's first society and first language, the source of language, the development of civilization and speech, and the relation between people's level of civilization and the kind of language they use." "Discussions of later Western reflections on the origin and development of language and society, particularly during the Enlightenment, feature in the book, along with brief surveys of recent research on glottogenesis, the acquisition of language, and the beginnings of civilization."--BOOK JACKET.

Book Cyclopedia Exotica

Download or read book Cyclopedia Exotica written by Aminder Dhaliwal and published by Drawn & Quarterly. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The characters in Dhaliwal’s stories sparkle. They’re tenderly rendered and their problems are real... The struggle of the cyclops unfolds in metaphors for race, sexuality, gender, and disability, tangling with ideas about fetishization, interracial relationships, passing, and representation.“—Carmen Maria Machado, author of In the Dream House Following the critical and popular success of Woman World—the hit Instagram comic which appeared on 25 best of lists—Aminder Dhaliwal returns with Cyclopedia Exotica. Also serialized on instagram to her 250,000 followers, this graphic novel showcases Dhaliwal’s quick wit and astute socio-cultural criticism. In Cyclopedia Exotica, doctor’s office waiting rooms, commercials, dog parks, and dating app screenshots capture the experiences and interior lives of the cyclops community; a largely immigrant population displaying physical differences from the majority. Whether they’re artists, parents, or yoga students, the cyclops have it tough: they face microaggressions and overt xenophobia on a daily basis. However, they are bent on finding love, cultivating community, and navigating life alongside the two-eyed majority with patience and the occasional bout of rage. Through this parallel universe, Dhaliwal comments on race, difference, beauty, and belonging, touching on all of these issues with her distinctive deadpan humour steeped in millennial references. Cyclopedia Exotica is a triumph of hilarious candor.

Book In the Land of the Cyclops

Download or read book In the Land of the Cyclops written by Karl Ove Knausgaard and published by Archipelago. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knausgaard’s struggle is still ongoing with In the Land of the Cyclops as he continues to navigate the fjord of truth between reality and experience “This, which we perhaps could call inexhaustible precision, is the goal of all art, and its essential legitimacy.” —Jessica Ferri, The Los Angeles Times In his first essay collection to be published in English, the New York Times bestselling author of the My Struggle series Karl Ove Knausgaard explores art, philosophy, and literature with piercing candor and remarkable erudition. Paired with full color-images, his essays render the shadowlands of Cindy Sherman’s photography, illuminate the depth of Stephen Gill’s eye, and tussle with the inner mechanics of Ingmar Bergman’s workbooks. In one essay he describes the figure of Francesca Woodman, arms coiled in birch bark and reaching up toward the sky—a tree. In another, he unearths Sally Mann’s photographs of decomposing corpses, so much so that branches and limbs, hair and grass, begin to harmonize. Each essay bristles with Knausgaard’s searing honesty and longing to authentically see, understand, and experience the world.

Book Curious about Cyclopes

Download or read book Curious about Cyclopes written by Gina Kammer and published by Amicus Learning. This book was released on 2025 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Where did the cyclops come from? Learn about the Greek mythology surrounding Cyclopes in this question-and-answer book for elementary readers. Includes infographics, table of contents, glossary, books and websites for further research, and index"--

Book Theologies of Fear in Early Greek Epic

Download or read book Theologies of Fear in Early Greek Epic written by Carman Romano and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-09-24 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the theological significance of horror elements in the works of Hesiod and in the Homeric Hymns for the characters within these poems, the mortal audience consuming them, and the poet responsible for mythopoesis. Theologies of Fear in Early Greek Epic argues that just as modern supernatural horror fiction can be analyzed to reveal popular conceptions of the divine, so too can the horrific elements in early Greek epic. Romano develops this analogy to show how myth-makers chose to include, omit, or nuance horror elements from their narratives in order to communicate theological messages. By employing methodological approaches from religious studies, classical studies, and literary studies of supernatural horror fiction, this book brings a fresh perspective to our understanding of how the Greeks viewed their gods and how poets helped to create that view. Theologies of Fear in Early Greek Epic will be of interest to scholars in classical studies, religious studies, and comparative literature, as well as students in courses on myth, religion, and Greek culture and society.

Book Bulletin

    Book Details:
  • Author : United States National Museum
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1924
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 702 pages

Download or read book Bulletin written by United States National Museum and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Vision of the Future

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Bolstridge
  • Publisher : AuthorHouse
  • Release : 2013-09-18
  • ISBN : 1491800585
  • Pages : 519 pages

Download or read book Vision of the Future written by John Bolstridge and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-09-18 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the book you are going to read stories from the future that could happen, let me tell you about them. Magician Amzar 900 year old magician and wizard, be in chanted within the stories. Space gate over run this could happen, all you space fans are in for a treat. Mind Dimension Concorde is back flying in 2020, but what happens going to blow your mind, Greek Gods and Cyclopes. Bermuda Pass, be thrilled at finding the answer to this mystery. Alian within, dont let this happen to you when you are out there fishing. Dimension shifters robbers of Dimensions and what could go wrong. On the seventh day. No what could happen, dont lose any sleep over this story, this could happe3n.

Book The Mythology of Ancient Greece and Italy

Download or read book The Mythology of Ancient Greece and Italy written by Thomas Keightley and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-09-01 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1838.