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After fending off Persia in the fifth century BCE, Athens assumed a leadership position in the Aegean world. Initially it led the Delian League, a military alliance against the Persians, but eventually the league evolved into an empire with Athens in control and exacting tribute from its former allies. Athenians justified this subjection of their allies by emphasizing their fairness and benevolence towards them, which gave Athens the moral right to lead. But Athenians also believed that the strong rule over the weak and that dominating others allowed them to maintain their own freedom. These conflicting views about Athens’ imperial rule found expression in the theater, and this book probes how the three major playwrights dramatized Athenian imperial ideology. Through close readings of Aeschylus’ Eumenides, Euripides’ Children of Heracles, and Sophocles’ Oedipus at Colonus, as well as other suppliant dramas, Angeliki Tzanetou argues that Athenian tragedy performed an important ideological function by representing Athens as a benevolent and moral ruler that treated foreign suppliants compassionately. She shows how memorable and disenfranchised figures of tragedy, such as Orestes and Oedipus, or the homeless and tyrant-pursued children of Heracles were generously incorporated into the public body of Athens, thus reinforcing Athenians’ sense of their civic magnanimity. This fresh reading of the Athenian suppliant plays deepens our understanding of how Athenians understood their political hegemony and reveals how core Athenian values such as justice, freedom, piety, and respect for the laws intersected with imperial ideology.
Greek drama (Tragedy) --- Tragédie grecque --- History and criticism. --- Histoire et critique --- Aeschylus. --- Euripides. --- Sophocles. --- Macht. --- Tragödie. --- Politik. --- Greek drama (Tragedy). --- Aeschylus, --- Euripides, --- Sophocles, --- Children of Heracles (Euripides). --- Eumenides (Aeschylus). --- Oedipus at Colonus (Sophocles). --- Griechenland. --- Athen. --- Tragédie grecque
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Cet ouvrage montre qu'au contraire de ce que l'on a souvent affirmé au sujet d'Eschyle qui, tout en se désengluant péniblement de l'épopée, n'aurait commis que des pièces linéaires, plates et sans péripétie, celui-ci nous surprend souvent dans ses drames à la suite de coups de théâtre singuliers. En réalité, Eschyle sait nous guider dans une sorte d'enquête policière aboutissant à un dénouement qui représente une véritable révolution. Le spectateur, de complète connivence avec l'auteur, est guidé par celui-ci dans l'exploitation des différents indices savamment disséminés tout au long du nouement des tragédies, pour aboutir en fin de compte à un coup de théâtre tout à la fois surprenant et attendu. Notamment, la prééminence que prend toujours finalement la Polis sur les destins individuels, définit contre toute attente le vieil et hiératique Eschyle comme un précurseur de l'époque moderne démocratique et ce fait constitue à lui seul un formidable renversement
Aeschylus --- Criticism and interpretation --- Eskhil --- Eschylus --- Aischylos --- Esquilo --- Eschilo --- Aiskhilos --- Eshil --- Æskílos --- Ajschylos --- Eschil --- Esḳilos --- Eschyle --- Äschylos --- Eskili --- Aiszkhülosz --- Eschylos --- Iskilos --- Эсхил --- אייסכילוס --- איסכילאס --- איסכילוס --- إيسخولوس --- ايسخيلوس --- Αἰσχύλος --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Aeschylus - Criticism and interpretation
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Lycurgus, the king of the Thracian tribe of the Edonians, is the hero of the first attested Greek myth about the resistance against the god Dionysus. According to many scholars, Lycurgus was worshipped as a god among the Thracians, Phrygians, and Syrians. His myth might have been used as a hieros logos in the initiations into the ‘Bacchic’ and ‘Orphic’ mysteries in Greece and Rome. This book focuses on Aeschylus’ tragic tetralogy Lycurgeia and Naevius’ tragedy Lycurgus , the two most important texts that shaped the tradition of the Lycurgus myth, and offers a new and, at times, radically different interpretation of these fragmentary plays and related cultural texts.
Religious education --- Ethical education --- Theological education --- Education --- Moral education --- Lycurgus --- Aeschylus --- Naevius, Gnaeus, --- In literature --- Criticism and interpretation --- In literature. --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Classical drama (Tragedy) --- History and criticism. --- Themes, motives. --- Dionysus --- Aeschylus. --- Naevius, Gnaeus, - approximately 270 B.C.-approximately 200 B.C.
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Imaginez-vous à Athènes, vers 414 avant J.-C. Dans le théâtre de Dionysos sous l'Acropole. Gradins en bois, solde terre battue, et pour seul décor un bâtiment rudimentaire, doté d'une grande porte. Au programme, Electre de Sophocle. La porte s'ouvre, Electre apparaît. C'est la fille de Clytemnestre et d'Agamemnon. Clytemnestre a assassiné Agamemnon à son retour de Troie, après dix ans de guerre. Elle règne aux côtés de son amant, Egisthe. Electre vient hurler sa peine devant le palais de Mycènes, face aux 12 000 spectateurs athéniens. Elle prend à témoin le jour qui se lève, rappelle le meurtre affreux de son père, invoque les déesses de la vengeance. Sophocle La représente ainsi, accablée par le deuil. Grâce à une tradition longue de 2 400 ans, nous connaissons les mots d'Electre prononcés ce jour-là : ceux de l'héroïne, ceux du poète, ceux de l'acteur derrière le masque. Nous avons le texte qui nous permet d'imaginer les gestes. Et de là les effets de scène, l'émotion des spectateurs, le spectacle vivant. Le présent ouvrage part à La recherche de ces gestes perdus. Entre les lignes des trois "Electre" d'Eschyle, Sophocle et Euripide, il décèle des gestes de différentes natures : jeu et danse du comédien ; actes de parole d'Electre qui prie, se lamente, jure, maudit ; figures stylistiques par lesquelles le poète donne corps au texte. Or ces différents "gestes" semblent se compléter, se répondre... Pour s'en assurer, il faut adopter une autre lecture : mobiliser, comme le public grec, l'ouïe et le regard. -- [4ème de couverture].
E-books --- Greek drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism --- Theater - Greece - Athens - History --- Greek drama (Tragedy) --- Theater --- Tragédie grecque --- Théâtre --- History and criticism. --- History --- Histoire --- Electra --- Sophocles. --- Euripides. --- Aeschylus. --- In literature.
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"An incisive exploration of the way Greek myths empower us to defeat tyranny. As tyrannical passions increasingly plague twenty-first-century politics, tales told in ancient Greek epics and tragedies provide a vital antidote. Democracy as a concept did not exist until the Greeks coined the term and tried the experiment, but the idea can be traced to stories that the ancient Greeks told and retold. From the eighth through the fifth centuries BCE, Homeric epics and Athenian tragedies exposed the tyrannical potential of not only individuals but groups large and small. These stories identified abuses of power as self-defeating and initiated a movement away from despotism and toward broader forms of political participation. Following her highly praised book "Enraged," the classicist Emily Katz Anhalt retells tales from key ancient Greek texts and then goes on to interpret the important message they hold for us today. As she reveals, Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey," Aeschylus's "Oresteia," and Sophocles's "Antigone" encourage us - as they encouraged the ancient Greeks - to take responsibility for our own choices and their consequences. These stories emphasize the responsibilities that come with power (any power, whether derived from birth, wealth, personal talents, or numerical advantage), reminding us that the powerful and the powerless alike have obligations to each other. They assist us in restraining destructive passions and balancing tribal allegiances with civic responsibilities. And they empower us to resist the tyrannical impulses of others and in ourselves. In an era of political polarization, "Embattled" demonstrates that if we seek to eradicate tyranny in all its toxic forms, ancient Greek epics and tragedies can point the way"--
Mythology, Greek --- Greek drama (Tragedy) --- Epic poetry, Greek --- Power (Social sciences) in literature. --- Democracy in literature. --- Political aspects. --- Themes, motives. --- Aeschylus. --- Athenian tragedy. --- Homer. --- Homeric epics. --- Sophocles. --- ancient Greece. --- ancient Greek myths. --- democracy. --- tyranny.
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Greek drama (Tragedy) --- History and criticism --- Aeschylus --- Sophocles --- Euripides --- Ėvripid --- Yūrībīdīs --- Euripide --- Euripedes --- Eŭripido --- Eurypides --- Euripidesu --- אוריפידס --- エウリーピデース --- Εὐριπίδης --- Sophocle --- Sófocles --- Sofoklis --- Sofokl --- Sūfūklīs --- Sofokles --- Sūtmūklīs --- Sofocle --- Sophokles --- Sofokŭl --- סופוקלס --- سوفوكليس --- Σοφοκλῆς --- Eskhil --- Eschylus --- Aischylos --- Esquilo --- Eschilo --- Aiskhilos --- Eshil --- Æskílos --- Ajschylos --- Eschil --- Esḳilos --- Eschyle --- Äschylos --- Eskili --- Aiszkhülosz --- Eschylos --- Iskilos --- Эсхил --- אייסכילוס --- איסכילאס --- איסכילוס --- إيسخولوس --- ايسخيلوس --- Αἰσχύλος --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Sophoclis --- Translations into English. --- History and criticism. --- Aeschylus. --- Euripides. --- Sophocles.
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Agamemnon is the first of the three plays within the Oresteia trilogy and is considered to be one of Aeschylus' greatest works. This collection of 12 essays, written by prominent international academics, brings together a wide range of topics surrounding Agamemnon from its relationship with ancient myth and ritual to its modern reception. There is a diverse array of discussion on the salient themes of murder, choice and divine agency. Other essays also offer new approaches to understanding the notions of wealth and the natural world which imbue the play, as well as a study of the philosophical and moral questions of choice and revenge. Arguments are contextualized in terms of performance, history and society, discussing what the play meant to ancient audiences and how it is now received in the modern theatre. Intended for readers ranging from school students and undergraduates to teachers and those interested in drama (including practitioners), this volume includes a performer-friendly and accessible English translation by David Stuttard.
Greek drama (Tragedy) --- History and criticism --- Aeschylus --- Eskhil --- Eschylus --- Aischylos --- Esquilo --- Eschilo --- Aiskhilos --- Eshil --- Æskílos --- Ajschylos --- Eschil --- Esḳilos --- Eschyle --- Äschylos --- Eskili --- Aiszkhülosz --- Eschylos --- Iskilos --- Эсхил --- אייסכילוס --- איסכילאס --- איסכילוס --- إيسخولوس --- ايسخيلوس --- Αἰσχύλος --- Themes, motives. --- E-books --- Comparative literature --- Agamemnon [Mythological character]
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In Roman Eyes, Jas Elsner seeks to understand the multiple ways that art in ancient Rome formulated the very conditions for its own viewing, and as a result was complicit in the construction of subjectivity in the Roman Empire. Elsner draws upon a wide variety of visual material, from sculpture and wall paintings to coins and terra-cotta statuettes. He examines the different contexts in which images were used, from the religious to the voyeuristic, from the domestic to the subversive. He reads images alongside and against the rich literary tradition of the Greco-Roman world, including travel writing, prose fiction, satire, poetry, mythology, and pilgrimage accounts. The astonishing picture that emerges reveals the mindsets Romans had when they viewed art--their preoccupations and theories, their cultural biases and loosely held beliefs. Roman Eyes is not a history of official public art--the monumental sculptures, arches, and buildings we typically associate with ancient Rome, and that tend to dominate the field. Rather, Elsner looks at smaller objects used or displayed in private settings and closed religious rituals, including tapestries, ivories, altars, jewelry, and even silverware. In many cases, he focuses on works of art that no longer exist, providing a rare window into the aesthetic and religious lives of the ancient Romans.
Arts, Classical. --- Visual perception. --- Aesthetics, Roman. --- Roman aesthetics --- Optics, Psychological --- Vision --- Perception --- Visual discrimination --- Classical arts --- Psychological aspects --- Adoration. --- Aelius Aristides. --- Aeschylus. --- Agalmatophilia. --- Anchises. --- Ancient Greek art. --- Ancient Rome. --- Anecdote. --- Anthropomorphism. --- Apuleius. --- Art history. --- Atargatis. --- Bathing. --- Bibliography. --- Capitoline Museums. --- Castration. --- Christian apologetics. --- Conflation. --- Cooling. --- Cult image. --- Cupid and Psyche. --- De Dea Syria. --- Deity. --- Diana and Actaeon. --- Drapery. --- Ekphrasis. --- Epigram. --- Epithet. --- Eroticism. --- Genre. --- Greco-Roman world. --- H II region. --- Hagiography. --- Hare Krishna (mantra). --- Harpocrates. --- Hellenization. --- Hierapolis. --- Hieros gamos. --- Hydrogen line. --- Iconography. --- Illustration. --- In the Water. --- Indulgence. --- Initiation. --- Ionic Greek. --- Ionization. --- Late Antiquity. --- Leucippe and Clitophon. --- Libation. --- Mimesis. --- Narrative logic. --- Narrative. --- Neo-Attic. --- Number density. --- Oculus. --- Our Choice. --- Parody. --- Philostratus. --- Photon. --- Piety. --- Poetry. --- Polytheism. --- Posture (psychology). --- Praxiteles. --- Procession. --- Pubic hair. --- Putto. --- Queen of Heaven. --- Reionization. --- Religion and sexuality. --- Religious image. --- Rite. --- Roman art. --- Satire. --- Sculpture. --- Second Sophistic. --- Self-consciousness. --- Sensibility. --- Serapis. --- Sexual intercourse. --- Sincerity. --- Social reality. --- Sophist (dialogue). --- Sophistication. --- Star formation. --- Subjectivity. --- Temperature. --- The Golden Ass. --- The Last Sentence. --- The Sea Monster. --- Theatricality. --- Venus Anadyomene. --- Verisimilitude (fiction). --- Verisimilitude. --- Viewing (funeral). --- Voluptas. --- Voyeurism. --- Vulva. --- Writing. --- Zeuxis. --- Romans --- Aesthetics. --- Religious life.
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