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Greek literature --- -Literature and anthropology --- -Literature and society --- -Silence --- Silence in literature --- Noise --- Literature --- Literature and sociology --- Society and literature --- Sociology and literature --- Sociolinguistics --- Anthropology and literature --- Anthropology --- Balkan literature --- Byzantine literature --- Classical literature --- Classical philology --- Greek philology --- History and criticism --- Social aspects --- Greece --- -Civilization --- Literature and anthropology --- Literature and society --- Silence in literature. --- Silence. --- History and criticism. --- Silence --- Civilization.

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In ancient Greece, the spoken word connoted power, whether in the free speech accorded to citizens or in the voice of the poet, whose song was thought to know no earthly bounds. But how did silence fit into the mental framework of a society that valued speech so highly? Here Silvia Montiglio provides the first comprehensive investigation into silence as a distinctive and meaningful phenomenon in archaic and classical Greece. Arguing that the notion of silence is not a universal given but is rather situated in a complex network of associations and values, Montiglio seeks to establish general principles for understanding silence through analyses of cultural practices, including religion, literature, and law. Unlike the silence of a Christian before an ineffable God, which signifies the uselessness of words, silence in Greek religion paradoxically expresses the power of logos--for example, during prayer and sacrifice, it serves as a shield against words that could offend the gods. Montiglio goes on to explore silence in the world of the epic hero, where words are equated with action and their absence signals paralysis or tension in power relationships. Her other examples include oratory, a practice in which citizens must balance their words with silence in very complex ways in order to show that they do not abuse their right to speak. Inquiries into lyric poetry, drama, medical writings, and historiography round out this unprecedented study, revealing silence as a force in its own right.

Greece -- Civilization. --- Greek literature -- History and criticism. --- Literature and anthropology -- Greece. --- Literature and society -- Greece. --- Silence in literature. --- Silence.

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"This book offers a new English translation of Musaeus' poem Hero and Leander, with the original Greek on the facing page, a substantial introduction and a detailed commentary. The tragic romance of Hero and Leander has had and still has a great appeal, inspiring countless writers, painters, sculptors, musicians. The introduction aims at situating the poem within its literary tradition and cultural context as well as at drawing its major themes and describing the salient features of its style. Because Hero and Leander enjoyed an immense and uninterrupted popularity, the introduction also devotes a large section to the poem's reception in literature, which crosses paths with the reception of the other main ancient poetic treatment of the legend, Ovid's Heroides 18 and 19. The commentary, which follows the Greek text and its translation, is addressed to a variety of readers: the student and the scholar of Greek literature, as well as those of other literatures in which the poem has been inspirational. This work has no precedent in the English language. This new translation will be of interest to students and scholars of Greek and Late Antique literature, as well as those working on mythology and classical reception"--

Hero, --- Leander, --- Musaeus, --- Hero and Leander (Musaeus, Grammaticus). --- Hero --- Leander --- Leandar --- Leandr --- Léandre --- Leandro --- Leandros --- Leandrus --- Musaeus. --- Λέανδρος

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"From the Archaic period to the Greco-Roman age, the figure of the wanderer held great significance in ancient Greece. In the first comprehensive study devoted to this theme, Wandering in Ancient Greek Culture unearths the many meanings attached to this practice over the centuries. Employing a broad range of literary and philosophical texts, Silvia Montiglio demonstrates how wandering has been conceptualized from Homer's Odysseus - the hero "who wandered much"--In the eighth century B.C.E. to pagan sages of the early Roman Empire." "Examining the act of wandering through many lenses, Wandering in Ancient Greek Culture addresses questions such as: Why did the Greeks associate the figure of the wanderer with the condition of exile? How was the expansion of the world under Rome reflected in the connotations of wandering? Does a person learn by wandering, or is wandering a deviation from the truth? In the end, this matchless volume shows how the transformations that affected the figure of the wanderer coincided with new perceptions of the world and of travel, and invites us to consider its definition and import today."--Jacket.

Nomads in literature --- Reis in de literatuur --- Reizen in de literatuur --- Travel in literature --- Voyage dans la littérature --- Voyages dans la littérature --- Civilization. --- Drifters --- Drifters. --- Greek literature --- Greek literature. --- Griechisch. --- Griekse oudheid. --- Literatur. --- Littérature grecque --- Nichtsesshaftigkeit. --- Nomades dans la littérature. --- Nomads in literature. --- Reizen. --- Rondtrekkenden. --- Travel in literature. --- Travelers in literature. --- Travelers --- Travelers. --- Vagabonds --- Voyage dans la littérature. --- Voyageurs dans la littérature. --- Voyageurs --- History --- History and criticism. --- Histoire et critique. --- Histoire --- Geschichte. --- To 1500. --- Greece --- Greece. --- Grèce --- Civilization --- Civilisation --- Travelers in literature --- Voyages and travels in literature --- Travellers --- Voyagers --- Wayfarers --- Persons --- Voyages and travels --- Rogues and vagabonds --- History and criticism --- To 1500 --- To 146 B.C.