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This is an unusual and original contribution to literary theory. Michael Silk is a classicist, but his book is concerned not only with the literature of antiquity, but also with the theory of literature as such: it investigates an aspect of poetic imagery in the practical context of ancient poetry. In the course of the investigation, many illustrative passages from English verse are discussed, but the corpus of poetry chosen for particular attention is early Greek lyric and drama (up to and including Aeschylus and Pindar) and the several hundred relevant passages from this corpus are examined systematically. Dr Silk formulates a new critical concept, 'interaction', to characterize certain features of metaphor and other imagery and explores in detail their nature and significance. Besides interaction itself, many subsidiary 'matters arising' are given substantial treatment: there are discussions of related issues in the fields of stylistics and literary theory, new thoughts on various aspects of ancient literature (notions of Greco-Roman theorists as well as practices of Greek poets), and above all, important contributions to the theory and practice of 'literary lexicography' in a dead language.

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This volume is a distinctive critical introduction to Homer's Iliad, the earliest epic poem, and the earliest known work of literature in ancient Greece. Michael Silk deals with the poem's historical context, its composition and its extensive influence, and relates its literary power to the peculiar coherence and inter-relation of such aspects of the poem as its style, character-portrayal and ideology. Through use of quotation from the original and accompanying English translation, close attention is paid to the distinctive texture of Homeric poetry. This revised edition takes account of recent scholarship in the field and includes a comprehensive updated guide to further reading. It is essential reading for students of literature and classics.

Epic poetry, Greek --- Trojan War --- History and criticism. --- Literature and the war. --- Homer. --- Achilles --- Achìe --- Achilas --- Achille --- Achilleus --- Achilli --- Ahil --- Ahile --- Ahilej --- Ahillejs --- Aĥilo --- Aichill --- Akhilles --- Akhilleus --- Akhilleusz --- Akiles --- Akili --- Akille --- Akilles --- Akkilles --- Aquiles --- Aquilles --- Axill --- Axilles --- Ἀχιλλεύς --- آخيل --- アキレウス --- Akireusu --- 아킬레우스 --- 阿喀琉斯 --- Ахіл --- Ахил --- Ахилл --- Akhill --- Ахіллес --- אכילס --- Akhiles --- Homer --- In literature. --- Achilles (Greek mythology) in literature --- History and criticism --- Literature and the war --- Achilles (Greek mythology) in literature. --- Arts and Humanities --- History

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Tragedie grecque --- Theatre --- Tragique --- Histoire et critique --- Grece --- Tragedie grecque --- Theatre --- Tragique --- Histoire et critique --- Grece --- Histoire

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The first comprehensive study of Nietzsche's earliest book, The Birth of Tragedy (1872), this important volume by M. S. Silk and J. P. Stern examines the work in detail: its place in Nietzsche's philosophical career; its value as an account of ancient Greek culture; its place in the history of German ideas, and its value as a theory of tragedy and music. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Lesley Chamberlain, illuminating its enduring importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, this accessible study has been revived for a new generation of readers.

Aesthetics. --- Music --- Greek drama (Tragedy) --- Hermeneutics (Music) --- Musical aesthetics --- Aesthetics --- Music theory --- Beautiful, The --- Beauty --- Esthetics --- Taste (Aesthetics) --- Philosophy --- Art --- Criticism --- Literature --- Proportion --- Symmetry --- Philosophy and aesthetics. --- History and criticism. --- Psychology --- Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, --- Tragedy. --- Tragic, The. --- Drama --- Radio broadcasting Aesthetics --- Music - Philosophy and aesthetics. --- Greek drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism --- Tragedy --- Tragic, The --- Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, - 1844-1900. - Geburt der Tragödie