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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"PA Classical philology"”.
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The concept of Aidos in Greek literature from Homer to 404 BC
… and the censure itself are studied, with a particular view to their relevance to competitive and co-operative standards. It is concluded that there is no basis for a subordination of the co-operative to the competitive in the vocabulary of the poems, although it is certainly the case that …
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The exploitation of the epic realm of Roman satirists
… epic works, either through quotation or scenic parody; before climaxing with those satires that seem to have a wider epic framework and a 'heroic' central figure. The different levels of exploitation will also be discussed in each case: this can range from a serious and sincere appeal to the …
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"Nothing that is not Zeus" the unknowability of the Gods and the limits of human knowledge in Sophoclean tragedy
… tragedy. His purpose is rather to illuminate - partly expanding on a brief but suggestive study by Hans Diller ("Gottliches und menschliches Wissen bei Sophocles", Kiel 1950) - the ways in which the epistemological chasm between Man and God in Sophoclean tragedy becomes manifest through a …
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The fifteen-syllable verse of Kostis Palamas's The King's Flute
… of the poem, the King’s Flute by Kostis Palamas and specifically examines the fifteen-syllable verse of this poem, leaving aside its content and its interpretation. The study focuses on the various rhythmical and metrical devices which Palamas used in order to reshape and renew the …
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Epinician precepts: a study of Chiron and the wise adviser in Pindar
… of Chiron, it shows how Pindar engages with the paraenetic tradition in a way that reveals the distinctive character of the epinician poet. The first part of the study explores the function of Chiron as an interactive model for Pindar as poet-teacher. Chapter 1 examines how the mythical pedagogue …
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Hellenistic astrology as a case study of 'cultural translation'
… there as a fully developed set of doctrines that Classical authors argued to have been the discoveries of the Chaldeans. Astrology, however, was not taken over from Babylonia per se, but was an assimilation and invention at the same time. This has led some scholars to argue that Hellenistic …
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Women on Kazantzakis: biography and fiction
… despite the fact that biography has not been particularly developed as a genre in Greece. Four of these biographies were written by women writers who were more or less intimately related to him: Galateia Kazantzaki, Lili Zografou, Elli Alexiou and Eleni Kazantzaki. If we take it for granted …
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Texts and contexts: a study of aristocratic influence on Latin and vernacular historical narratives in twelfth century England
… in Latin and the vernacular Anglo-Norman as part of one corpus of historical narratives, due to their linguistic differences. Historians often perceive Latin histories to be scholarly and religious, seeing vernacular histories as more influenced by lay aristocratic culture. This study …
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Poetical vocabulary in Dante's Commedia: imitation, emulation, superseding and redemption of the classics
Dante’s relationship with his classical models has interested many scholars over the decades, especially because of the numerous references to classical literature in the Commedia, which suggest a profound knowledge of the auctores despite the little evidence for Dante’s actual education. Previous …