The Cambridge Companion To Sappho
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Author | : P. J. Finglass |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 587 |
Release | : 2021-04-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1107189055 |
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A detailed up-to-date survey of the most important woman writer from Greco-Roman antiquity. Examines the nature and context of her poetic achievement, the transmission, loss and rediscovery of her poetry, and the reception of that poetry in cultures far removed from ancient Greece, including Latin America, India, China, and Japan.
Author | : Patrick Finglass |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 564 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : HISTORY |
ISBN | : 9781316986974 |
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"No ancient poet has a wider following today than Sappho; her status as the most famous woman poet from Greco-Roman antiquity has, down the centuries, ensured a continuing fascination with her work. The ancient edition of her poems, which filled probably nine books and thus over 10,000 lines, did not survive; but the fragments of those poems which have been preserved, both as quotations in authors whose works did outlast antiquity, and on ancient papyrus manuscripts recovered from the sands of Egypt, offer many glimpses of her poetic brilliance"--
Author | : Felix Budelmann |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 461 |
Release | : 2009-04-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0521849446 |
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Introduction to this wide-ranging body of poetry, which includes work by such famous poets as Sappho and Pindar.
Author | : Peter Machamer |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 474 |
Release | : 1998-08-13 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780521588416 |
Download The Cambridge Companion to Galileo Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Not only a hero of the scientific revolution, but after his conflict with the church, a hero of science, Galileo is today rivalled in the popular imagination only by Newton and Einstein. But what did Galileo actually do, and what are the sources of the popular image we have of him? This 1998 collection of specially-commissioned essays is unparalleled in the depth of its coverage of all facets of Galileo's work. A particular feature of the volume is the treatment of Galileo's relationship with the church. It will be of interest to philosophers, historians of science, cultural historians and those in religious studies.
Author | : Esther Schor |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2003-11-20 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1139826735 |
Download The Cambridge Companion to Mary Shelley Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Known from her day to ours as 'the Author of Frankenstein', Mary Shelley indeed created one of the central myths of modernity. But she went on to survive all manner of upheaval - personal, political, and professional - and to produce an oeuvre of bracing intelligence and wide cultural sweep. The Cambridge Companion to Mary Shelley helps readers to assess for themselves her remarkable body of work. In clear, accessible essays, a distinguished group of scholars place Shelley's works in several historical and aesthetic contexts: literary history, the legacies of her parents William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, and of course the life and afterlife, in cinema, robotics and hypertext, of Frankenstein. Other topics covered include Mary Shelley as a biographer and cultural critic, as the first editor of Percy Shelley's works, and as travel writer. This invaluable volume is complemented by a chronology, a guide to further reading and a select filmography.
Author | : Morag Shiach |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2007-04-19 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 052185444X |
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The novel is modernism's most vital and experimental genre. With a chronology and guide to further reading, this 2007 Companion is an accessible and informative overview of the genre.
Author | : Stuart Gillespie |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 612 |
Release | : 2007-10-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1139827529 |
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Lucretius' didactic poem De rerum natura ('On the Nature of Things') is an impassioned and visionary presentation of the materialist philosophy of Epicurus, and one of the most powerful poetic texts of antiquity. After its rediscovery in 1417 it became a controversial and seminal work in successive phases of literary history, the history of science, and the Enlightenment. In this 2007 Cambridge Companion experts in the history of literature, philosophy and science discuss the poem in its ancient contexts and in its reception both as a literary text and as a vehicle for progressive ideas. The Companion is designed both as an accessible handbook for the general reader who wishes to learn about Lucretius, and as a series of stimulating essays for students of classical antiquity and its reception. It is completely accessible to the reader who has only read Lucretius in translation.
Author | : Roger D. Woodard |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 516 |
Release | : 2007-11-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1107495113 |
Download The Cambridge Companion to Greek Mythology Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Professor Roger Woodard brings together a group of the world's most authoritative scholars of classical myth to present a thorough treatment of all aspects of Greek mythology. Sixteen original articles guide the reader through all aspects of the ancient mythic tradition and its influence around the world and in later years. The articles examine the forms and uses of myth in Greek oral and written literature, from the epic poetry of 8th century BC to the mythographic catalogues of the early centuries AD. They examine the relationship between myth, art, religion and politics among the ancient Greeks and its reception and influence on later society from the Middle Ages to present day literature, feminism and cinema. This Companion volume's comprehensive coverage makes it ideal reading for students of Greek mythology and for anyone interested in the myths of the ancient Greeks and their impact on western tradition.
Author | : Jill L. Matus |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2007-02-22 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1139827499 |
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In the last few decades Elizabeth Gaskell has become a figure of growing importance in the field of Victorian literary studies. She produced work of great variety and scope in the course of a highly successful writing career that lasted for about twenty years from the mid-1840s to her unexpected death in 1865. The essays in this Companion draw on recent advances in biographical and bibliographical studies of Gaskell and cover the range of her impressive and varied output as a writer of novels, biography, short stories, and letters. The volume, which features well-known scholars in the field of Gaskell studies, focuses throughout on her narrative versatility and her literary responses to the social, cultural, and intellectual transformations of her time. This Companion will be invaluable for students and scholars of Victorian literature, and includes a chronology and guide to further reading.
Author | : Joan DeJean |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 1989-10-18 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0226141365 |
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Considering Sappho as a creature of translation and interpretation, a figment whose features have changed with social mores and aesthetics, Joan DeJean constructs a fascinating history of the sexual politics of literary reception. The association of Sappho with female homosexuality has made her a particularly compelling and yet problematic subject of literary speculation; and in the responses of different cultures to the challenge the poet presents, DeJean finds evidence of the standards imposed on female sexuality through the ages. She focuses largely though not exclusively on the French tradition, where the Sapphic presence is especially pervasive. Tracing re-creations of Sappho through translation and fiction from the mid-sixteenth century to the period just prior to World War II, DeJean shows how these renderings reflect the fantasies and anxieties of each writer as well as the mentalité of his or her day.