Download or read book Philosophes et historiens anciens face aux mythes written by David Bouvier and published by Belles Lettres. This book was released on 1998 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comment les penseurs antiques, historiens et philosophes, ont-ils exploité le savoir traditionnel véhiculé par ces récits de toujours que nous appelons " mythes " ? A quels usages, à quelles stratégies de récupération ou de démarcation, les mythes ont-ils prêté leur matière ? Les études réunies dans ce volume le montrent : l'usage des mythes est pluriel et la réinvention de la tradition continuelle. Mais plus encore, c'est la conception même du mythe qui ne cesse de changer au cours des siècles. Pour légitimer l'ambition de leurs disciplines réciproques et défendre les parcelles de savoir annexées, philosophes et historiens de l'Antiquité Gréco-romaine ont continué tout au long des siècles à redéfinir le statut et le contenu du savoir traditionnel : les mythes sont ainsi l'enjeu constant d'un débat toujours relancé, parce que la raison n'a cessé, de son côté, de réinventer les critères de son identité.
Download or read book Rationalizing Myth in Antiquity written by Greta Hawes and published by . This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greek myths are characteristically fabulous; they are full of monsters, metamorphoses, and the supernatural. However, they could be told in other ways as well. This volume charts ancient dissatisfaction with the excesses of myth, and the various attempts to cut these stories down to size by explaining them as misunderstood accounts of actual events. In the hands of ancient rationalizers, the hybrid forms of the Centaurs become early horse-riders, seen from a distance; the Minotaur the result of an illicit liaison, not an inter-species love affair; and Cerberus, nothing more than a notorious snake with a lethal bite. Such approaches form an indigenous mode of ancient myth criticism, and show Greeks grappling with the value and utility of their own narrative traditions. Rationalizing interpretations offer an insight into the practical difficulties inherent in distinguishing myth from history in ancient Greece, and indeed the fragmented nature of myth itself as a conceptual entity. By focusing on six Greek authors (Palaephatus, Heraclitus, Excerpta Vaticana, Conon, Plutarch, and Pausanias) and tracing the development of rationalistic interpretation from the fourth century BC to the Second Sophistic (1st-2nd centuries AD) and beyond, Rationalizing Myth in Antiquity shows that, far from being marginalized as it has been in the past, rationalization should be understood as a fundamental component of the pluralistic and shifting network of Greek myth as it was experienced in antiquity.
Download or read book Myth and History in Ancient Greece written by Claude Calame and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-22 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surely the ancient Greeks would have been baffled to see what we consider their "mythology." Here, Claude Calame mounts a powerful critique of modern-day misconceptions on this front and the lax methodology that has allowed them to prevail. He argues that the Greeks viewed their abundance of narratives not as a single mythology but as an "archaeology." They speculated symbolically on key historical events so that a community of believing citizens could access them efficiently, through ritual means. Central to the book is Calame's rigorous and fruitful analysis of various accounts of the foundation of that most "mythical" of the Greek colonies--Cyrene, in eastern Libya. Calame opens with a magisterial historical survey demonstrating today's misapplication of the terms "myth" and "mythology." Next, he examines the Greeks' symbolic discourse to show that these modern concepts arose much later than commonly believed. Having established this interpretive framework, Calame undertakes a comparative analysis of six accounts of Cyrene's foundation: three by Pindar and one each by Herodotus (in two different versions), Callimachus, and Apollonius of Rhodes. We see how the underlying narrative was shaped in each into a poetically sophisticated, distinctive form by the respective medium, a particular poetical genre, and the specific socio-historical circumstances. Calame concludes by arguing in favor of the Greeks' symbolic approach to the past and by examining the relation of mythos to poetry and music.
Download or read book The Ancient Novel and Early Christian and Jewish Narrative Fictional Intersections written by Marília P. Futre Pinheiro and published by Barkhuis. This book was released on 2013-08-31 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative collection explores the vital role played by fictional narratives in Christian and Jewish self-fashioning in the early Roman imperial period. Employing a diversity of approaches, including cultural studies, feminist, philological, and narratological, expert scholars from six countries offer twelve essays on Christian fictions or fictionalized texts and one essay on Aseneth. All the papers were originally presented at the Fourth International Conference on the Ancient Novel in Lisbon Portugal in 2008. The papers emphasize historical contextualization and comparative methodologies and will appeal to all those interested in early Christianity, the Ancient novel, Roman imperial history, feminist studies, and canonization processes.
Download or read book The Complete World of Greek Mythology The Complete Series written by Richard Buxton and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2004-06-28 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A full, authoritative, and wholly engaging account of these endlessly fascinating tales and of the ancient society in which they were created. Greek myths are among the most complex and influential stories ever told. From the first millennium BC until today, the myths have been repeated in an inexhaustible series of variations and reinterpretations. They can be found in the latest movies and television shows and in software for interactive computer games. This book combines a retelling of Greek myths with a comprehensive account of the world in which they developed—their themes, their relevance to Greek religion and society, and their relationship to the landscape. "Contexts, Sources, Meanings" describes the main literary and artistic sources for Greek myths, and their contexts, such as ritual and theater. "Myths of Origin" includes stories about the beginning of the cosmos, the origins of the gods, the first humans, and the founding of communities. "The Olympians: Power, Honor, Sexuality" examines the activities of all the main divinities. "Heroic exploits" concentrates on the adventures of Perseus, Jason, Herakles, and other heroes. "Family sagas" explores the dramas and catastrophes that befall heroes and heroines. "A Landscape of Myths" sets the stories within the context of the mountains, caves, seas, and rivers of Greece, Crete, Troy, and the Underworld. "Greek Myths after the Greeks" describes the rich tradition of retelling, from the Romans, through the Renaissance, to the twenty-first century. Complemented by lavish illustrations, genealogical tables, box features, and specially commissioned drawings, this will be an essential book for anyone interested in these classic tales and in the world of the ancient Greeks.
Download or read book The Ancient Noveland the Frontiers of Genre written by Marília P. Futre Pinheiro and published by Barkhuis. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume presents a collection of thirteen papers from the Fourth International Conference on the Ancient Novel (ICAN 2008), which was held in Lisbon at the Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian from July 21 to 26, 2008. The Ancient Novel and the Frontiers of Genre reflects entirely the spirit and the general theme of the Conference, and is intended to convey the idea that both the novel as a literary form and scholarship on the ancient novel tend to mature and advance by crossing boundaries that older forms regarded as uncrossable. The papers assembled in this volume include extended prose narratives of all kinds and thereby widen and enrich the scope of the novel's canon. The essays explore a wide variety of text, crossed genres, and hybrid forms, which transgress the frontiers of the so-called ancient novel, providing an excellent insight into different kinds of narrative prose in antiquity". (from the preface)
Download or read book Early Greek Mythography written by Robert L. Fowler and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 849 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 2 is a detailed commentary on the texts of Early Greek Mythography: Volume 1, a critical edition of the twenty-nine authors of this genre from the late 6th to early 4th centuries BC. Volume 2 provides a mythological commentary of the original works, as well as a philological commentary on separate authors.
Download or read book Athena in the Classical World written by Susan Deacy and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-10-11 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a fascinating insight into ancient and modern interpretations of Athena. It assembles the latest research in ancient religion, literature, politics, gender, language, art and archaeology. In so doing, it highlights recurrent themes, variations and contradictory elements alike.
Download or read book Greek Myth written by Lowell Edmunds and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a guide to research in the field of Greek Myth, introducing the main questions, theories and methods related to the study of Greek Myth today. The author points out, with critical reappraisal, the key themes and ideas in recent scholarship and makes suggestions for future lines of study. Aimed at students and scholars in Classics, it will also be of interest to larger audiences in the Humanities.
Download or read book La Gr ce ancienne written by Jean-Pierre Vernant and published by . This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comment lire un mythe ? De quelles procédures de déchiffrement l'interprète moderne dispose-t-il pour restituer au récit légendaire son sens véritable ? Quel rapport la philosophie entretint-elle avec la tradition ? Comment s'est formée la pensée positive en Grèce ? La tâche de l'historien n'est pas de dresser l'un en face de l'autre le mythe et la raison. Il lui faut explorer, puis confronter, par une analyse précise des textes, le discours théologique des poètes et les écrits postérieurs des philosophes et des historiens, repérer les divergences dans les modes de composition, le vocabulaire, l'outillage conceptuel, les logiques de la narration. En relisant de cette façon les grands textes mythiques et philosophiques, de la Théogonie d'Hésiode au Critias et au Politique de Platon, Jean-Pierre Vernant et Pierre Vidal-Naquet ont éclairé de façon décisive l'univers mental des anciens Grecs.
Download or read book La pens e antique written by Yves-Marie Adeline and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction à la philosophie antique.
Download or read book Le Mythe et la Recherche Existentielle written by Vassilis Vitsaxis and published by Editions L'Harmattan. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mélange d'imagination, de mémoire, de raison et de sentiment, le Mythe a toujours été le point de référence de la recherche existentielle inassouvie. Le Mythe, inhérent à l'homme et à son aventure terrestre, fut et restera toujours son compagnon de route inséparable et son refuge dans son angoisse existentielle.
Download or read book Mythe et pens e chez les Grecs written by Jean-Pierre VERNANT and published by La Découverte. This book was released on 2020-06-25 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Salué dès sa parution en 1965 comme un événement majeur, ce recueil de textes de Jean-Pierre Vernant a été régulièrement réimprimé et traduit en plusieurs langues. Vite devenu un classique, cet ouvrage, enrichi de nouveaux textes, montre à l'oeuvre l'originale méthode de l'auteur. " Nos études, précise-t-il dans la préface à l'édition de 1985, ont pour matière les documents sur lesquels travaillent les spécialistes, hellénistes et historiens de l'Antiquité. Notre perspective, cependant, est autre. Qu'il s'agisse de faits religieux (mythes, rituels, représentations figurées), de philosophie, de science, d'art, d'institutions sociales, de faits techniques et économiques, toujours nous les considérons en tant qu'œuvres créées par des hommes, comme expression d'une activité mentale organisée. À travers ces oeuvres, nous recherchons ce qu'a été l'homme lui-même, cet homme grec ancien qu'on ne peut séparer du cadre social et culturel dont il est à la fois le créateur et le produit. "
Download or read book La sagesse des mythes Apprendre vivre 2 written by Luc Ferry and published by Plon. This book was released on 2014-08-21 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Les grands mythes grecs, origine de la philosophie et fondement de notre civilisation, sont ici racontés mais aussi expliqués dans leur sens le plus profond par Luc Ferry, dans une langue accessible à tous, parents et enfants. La " pomme de discorde ", " le pactole ", " le taureau qu'il faut prendre par les cornes ", le " dédale ", la " boîte de Pandore " sont des expressions que nous utilisons quotidiennement. Pourtant, peu de gens savent qu'elles sont tirées de la mythologie grecque. Ce livre nous raconte les histoires passionnantes où elles prennent leur source. Mais la mythologie est surtout une représentation du monde que l'ouvrage met en lumière : l'univers y apparaît comme un être harmonieux, juste, beau, et bon. Mais si l'équilibre était donné d'emblée, il n'y aurait pas de vie : " sans les hommes, les Dieux s'ennuieraient ". C'est pourquoi la lutte contre le chaos, les premiers Dieux et les Titans constitue un thème majeur de cette mythologie. Et lorsque Zeus instaure enfin un partage ordonné du monde, ce sont encore des excès de ceux qui veulent subvertir cet ordre que découlent catastrophes et tragédies. Tel est le sens le plus profond du précepte inscrit sur le temple de Delphes : " connais toi toi-même ", c'est-à-dire " ne te prends pas pour un Dieu ". Rien n'est plus passionnant que cette plongée dans les mythes grecs : si la magie qu'ils dégagent est au moins égale à celle des contes de Grimm ou de Perrault, ils constituent de surcroît une irremplaçable source de culture qui éclaire merveilleusement les fondements de notre manière d'appréhender le monde et les hommes.
Download or read book Caesar s Calendar written by Denis Feeney and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-06-04 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient Romans changed more than the map of the world when they conquered so much of it; they altered the way historical time itself is marked and understood. In this brilliant, erudite, and exhilarating book Denis Feeney investigates time and its contours as described by the ancient Romans, first as Rome positioned itself in relation to Greece and then as it exerted its influence as a major world power. Feeney welcomes the reader into a world where time was movable and changeable and where simply ascertaining a date required a complex and often contentious cultural narrative. In a style that is lucid, fluent, and graceful, he investigates the pertinent systems, including the Roman calendar (which is still our calendar) and its near perfect method of capturing the progress of natural time; the annual rhythm of consular government; the plotting of sacred time onto sacred space; the forging of chronological links to the past; and, above all, the experience of empire, by which the Romans meshed the city state’s concept of time with those of the foreigners they encountered to establish a new worldwide web of time. Because this web of time was Greek before the Romans transformed it, the book is also a remarkable study in the cross-cultural interaction between the Greek and Roman worlds. Feeney’s skillful deployment of specialist material is engaging and accessible and ranges from details of the time schemes used by Greeks and Romans to accommodate the Romans’ unprecedented rise to world dominance to an edifying discussion of the fixed axis of B.C./A.D., or B.C.E./C.E., and the supposedly objective "dates" implied. He closely examines the most important of the ancient world’s time divisions, that between myth and history, and concludes by demonstrating the impact of the reformed calendar on the way the Romans conceived of time’s recurrence. Feeney’s achievement is nothing less than the reconstruction of the Roman conception of time, which has the additional effect of transforming the way the way the reader inhabits and experiences time.
Download or read book Les dieux ne sont jamais loin written by Lucien Jerphagnon and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Présentation complète et comparée des mythes antiques bibliques, gréco-romains et paléo-chrétiens, où se mêlaient religion, histoire, philosophie et légende. A l'inverse, la période médiévale voit le combat entre les diverses disciplines, notamment la science et la religion. Met également en regard l'abondance des mythes de l'Antiquité et leur absence dans le monde contemporain.
Download or read book Hylas the Nymphs Dionysos and Others written by Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood and published by Paul Astroms Forlag. This book was released on 2005 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
