Download or read book Fortuna written by Daniele Miano and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-02-23 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is good luck and what did it mean to the Romans? What connections were there between luck and childbirth, victory in war, or success in business? What did Roman statesmen like Cicero and Caesar think about luck? This volume aims to address these questions by focusing on the Latin goddess Fortuna, one of the better known deities in ancient Italy. The earliest forms of her worship can be traced back to archaic Latium, and though the chronological scope of the discussion presented here covers the archaic age to the late Republic, she was still a widely recognized allegorical figure during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The primary reason for Fortuna's longevity is that she was a conceptual deity, symbiotically connected to the concept of chance and good fortune. When communities, individuals, and social groups interacted with the goddess, they were inevitably also interacting with the concept: renegotiating it, enriching it with new meanings, and challenging established associations. All the available literary, epigraphic, and archaeological sources on Fortuna are explored here in depth, including analyses of all the attested sanctuaries of the goddess in Italy, an updated study of inscribed gifts offered to her by a variety of individuals, and discussion of how authors such as Cicero and Caesar wrote about Fortuna, chance, and good luck. This study of the goddess based on conceptual analysis serves to construct a radically new picture of the historical development of this deity in the context of the cultural interactions taking place in ancient Italy, and also suggests a new approach to polytheism based on an exploration of the connection between gods and goddesses and concepts.
Download or read book The Goddess Fortuna in Mediaeval Literature written by Howard Rollin Patch and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tradition of the Goddess Fortuna in Roman Literature and in the Transitional Period written by Howard Rollin Patch and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Goddess Fortuna in Mediaeval Literature written by Howard Rollin Patch and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No detailed description available for "The Goddess Fortuna in Mediaeval Literature".
Download or read book The Tradition of the Goddess Fortuna in Roman Literature and in the Transitional Period written by Howard R. Patch and published by . This book was released on 1980-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tradition of the Goddess Fortuna in Roman Literature and in the Transitional Period Classic Reprint written by Howard Rollin Patch and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-07 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Tradition of the Goddess Fortuna in Roman Literature and in the Transitional Period The purpose of this essay is to study the nature and functions of the Goddess of Fortune in Roman literature and the literature of the transitional period.1 The frequent appearance of this figure in documents of the Middle Ages is well-known, although, perhaps, not adequately appreciated. It is well-known, too, that the goddess existed in earlier days in Rome, and was actually wor shipped as a prominent member of the pantheon. She is important, therefore, as a deity who was taken over after the transition from a polytheistic to a monotheistic religion, and her interest thus becomes twofold. Traits of the goddess in Rome, Which were re ected in the literature, would naturally survive in the literary treatment of later ages. This fact would suggest the possibility that some of the Old religious feeling might be retained in the Christian period. Are the references to Fortuna in the Middle Ages simply orna mental and perfunctory, or has She inspired fresh imaginative endeavor? Does She appear in only one sort of literature: for example, as a lay figure in a Classical background? Or is she a vital element in every variety of plot? Where precisely does the change from religion to allegory occur, or indeed does it really occur at all? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Download or read book The Goddess Fortuna in Mediaeval Literature written by Howard R. Patch and published by . This book was released on 1927-02-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No detailed description available for "The Goddess Fortuna in Mediaeval Literature".
Download or read book The Tradition Of The Goddess Fortuna In Roman Literature And In The Transitional Period written by Howard Rollin 1889-1963 Patch and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scholarly work examines the role of the goddess Fortuna in Roman literature and religion, with a focus on the transition from Republic to Empire. It argues that Fortuna provided a useful metaphor for the political and social changes of the time. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book P s Fortuna written by E. Sylvia Simpson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-03 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fortuna was one of the most celebrated Goddesses of the vast Roman Empire. Her festival themes ...success, love, marriage, homecoming... continue to resonate in our times. Inspired by Roman wisdom, created by the founder of Temple of Fortuna dot com, this book is a collection of praises and supplications for contemporary people, practitioners, and spiritualists. Included are contemporary and ancient symbolism, a calendar with descriptions of the Goddess Fortuna's Roman holidays, and over 52 seasonal prayers.
Download or read book P S Fortuna written by E. Sylvia and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fortuna was one of the most celebrated Goddesses of the vast Roman Empire. Her festival themes ...success, love, marriage, homecoming... continue to resonate in our times. Inspired by Roman wisdom, created by the founder of Temple of Fortuna dot com, this book is a collection of praises and supplications for contemporary people, practitioners, and spiritualists. Included are contemporary and ancient symbolism, a calendar with descriptions of the Goddess Fortuna's Roman holidays, and over 52 seasonal prayers.
Download or read book The Tradition of the Goddess Fortuna in Medieval Philosophy and Literature written by Howard Rollin Patch and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Secrets of Prosperity written by Annice Booth and published by Summit University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Is Prosperity? Prosperity is not only money--in your pocket, in the bank, in your stock portfolio and CDs. True prosperity is the sense of abundance--the sense that you have the right to live an abundant life. That you are a child of a wealthy Father and Mother who love you and want to give you all their riches. Prosperity is your true inheritance. It is health, wealth, happiness, joy, peace, faith, hope, wisdom, being in tune with the flow of the universe and able to accept the abundance of God. And now, as the golden age of Aquarius dawns, it is time to claim your own prosperity. Secrets of Prosperity succeeds when so many similar books fail. It teaches us why learning to manifest prosperity is part of our divine plan and key to our spiritual progress. In Secrets of Prosperity the seemingly contradictory goals of material wealth and spiritual growth come together. Annice Booth has brought us an ancient teaching applied to a new millennium --Sidney Bennett, Bank Vice President
Download or read book The Goddess Fortuna written by Hazel Marie Ward and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The End of Fortuna and the Rise of Modernity written by Arndt Brendecke and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The late 16th century and the first half of the 17th century saw a final resurgence of the concept of Fortuna. Shortly thereafter, this goddess of chance and luck, who had survived for millennia, rapidly lost her cultural and intellectual relevance. This volume explores the late heyday and subsequent erasure of Fortuna. It examines vernacular traditions and confessional differences, analyses how the iconography and semantics of Fortuna motifs transformed, and traces the rise of complementary concepts such as those of probability, risk, fate and contingency. Thus, a multidisciplinary team of contributors sheds light on the surprising ways in which the end of Fortuna intersected with the rise of modernity.
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Download or read book Goddess Fortuna in Medieval Literature written by Howard Rollin Patch and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
