Ancient Myths in the Making of Culture
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Malgorzata Budzowska and Jadwiga Czerwinska
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- Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2014. 361 pp., 14 b/w fig.
- Cover
- Titel
- Copyright
- About the author(s)/editor(s)
- About the book
- This eBook can be cited
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- References
- References
- Constant presence of the Myth of Helen in Greek Tradition and its Causes
- The variantivity of mythological stores
- The Myth of Helen of Troy
- Homer’s Picture of Helen
- Sappho
- Alcaeus
- Helen and her Myth in the works of Euripides
- A negative picture of Helen
- The picture of herself in Helen by Euripides
- References
- References
- Introduction
- The author
- The Genre
- Antonio Vinciguerra’s satires
- The classical models
- Mythological References
- Invocations
- Ornamental element
- Exemplifying references
- Conclusions
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- The Fourth Dimension
- Ritsos’ Agamemnon
- Ritsos, Aeschylus, and Existentialism
- The Other’s Look - Bad Faith
- Alienation – Transcendence
- Anguish
- Nothingness – Death
- Nausea
- Death as a conscious choice
- Conclusion
- References
- References
- References
- References
- Introduction
- Ancient myth and postmodernism
- Staging the classics
- Oresteia by Maja Kleczewska
- Oresteia by Michał Zadara
- Oresteia by Jan Klata
- Conclusion
- References
- References
- References
- From a child’s perspective – in the world of fables
- The Faces of the Enemy
- The Parable
- References
- Symbolism and modes of (self-)expression
- Narcissus – metamorphoses of senses
- References
- Wall-paintings in the Tavant crypt
- References
- References
- Artemision
- Between the poetics and rhetoric of metamorphosis and the experience of metanoia
- ‘Hunting down a spirit’. Bolesław Leśmian’s Akteon
- ‘A must-see’. Antoni Lange’s Akteon
- ‘ Artemis, tell us where you are’ Lech Brywczyński’s Artemida na łowach. Dramat w jednym akcie [Artemis Hunting. A Drama in One Act]
- Conclusions The principle of transitivity in the Artemision in the context of presented analysis
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- The ancient myth and its negative potentialities
- Dark Phoenixes
- List of the Dark Phoenix Books for the 21st c.
- References
- Authors
- Cover
- Titel
- Copyright
- About the author(s)/editor(s)
- About the book
- This eBook can be cited
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- References
- References
- Constant presence of the Myth of Helen in Greek Tradition and its Causes
- The variantivity of mythological stores
- The Myth of Helen of Troy
- Homer’s Picture of Helen
- Sappho
- Alcaeus
- Helen and her Myth in the works of Euripides
- A negative picture of Helen
- The picture of herself in Helen by Euripides
- References
- References
- Introduction
- The author
- The Genre
- Antonio Vinciguerra’s satires
- The classical models
- Mythological References
- Invocations
- Ornamental element
- Exemplifying references
- Conclusions
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- The Fourth Dimension
- Ritsos’ Agamemnon
- Ritsos, Aeschylus, and Existentialism
- The Other’s Look - Bad Faith
- Alienation – Transcendence
- Anguish
- Nothingness – Death
- Nausea
- Death as a conscious choice
- Conclusion
- References
- References
- References
- References
- Introduction
- Ancient myth and postmodernism
- Staging the classics
- Oresteia by Maja Kleczewska
- Oresteia by Michał Zadara
- Oresteia by Jan Klata
- Conclusion
- References
- References
- References
- From a child’s perspective – in the world of fables
- The Faces of the Enemy
- The Parable
- References
- Symbolism and modes of (self-)expression
- Narcissus – metamorphoses of senses
- References
- Wall-paintings in the Tavant crypt
- References
- References
- Artemision
- Between the poetics and rhetoric of metamorphosis and the experience of metanoia
- ‘Hunting down a spirit’. Bolesław Leśmian’s Akteon
- ‘A must-see’. Antoni Lange’s Akteon
- ‘ Artemis, tell us where you are’ Lech Brywczyński’s Artemida na łowach. Dramat w jednym akcie [Artemis Hunting. A Drama in One Act]
- Conclusions The principle of transitivity in the Artemision in the context of presented analysis
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- The ancient myth and its negative potentialities
- Dark Phoenixes
- List of the Dark Phoenix Books for the 21st c.
- References
- Authors
A Reading of Greek Myth in Cicero’s Speeches. The Case of Medea
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The article is an attempt to broaden the scope of and fill some gaps in the study of Greek myth in Cicero’s Speeches, which as such lacks a proper academic inquiry to date. A method based upon the so-called ‘law of metamorphosis’, as coined by Ernst Cassirer, is suggested at the outset. Then the myth of Medea, selected as the only example due to limitations of space, is presented as it was received by the Romans in the time of the Late Republic. The main section offers an interpretation of her appearances in the speeches Pro Lege Manilia and Pro Caelio.
Greek myth as employed by Cicero, and especially in his Speeches, has not been submitted to any complex study and is only superficially examined in secondary literature devoted to other more general subjects. A few papers deal with the mythology in his writings, but these have focused almost exclusively on his philosophical works (Canter 1936, Steiner 1968, Thompson 1980). Scholars who study the use of exemplum, on the other hand, are more concerned with its historical as opposed to mythological form (e.g. Schoenberger 1910, David 1980, Robinson 1986, Oppermann 2000). Nevertheless, it has been postulated more than once that a proper analysis of how and why Cicero occupies himself with myth would be a rewarding enterprise (Steiner 1968: 198f, Price 1975: 215. cf. Kirk 1985: 108f, Laird 2006: 15). The present paper aims at suggesting a methodology for such an attempt and, subsequently, testing its...
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- Titel
- Copyright
- About the author(s)/editor(s)
- About the book
- This eBook can be cited
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- References
- References
- Constant presence of the Myth of Helen in Greek Tradition and its Causes
- The variantivity of mythological stores
- The Myth of Helen of Troy
- Homer’s Picture of Helen
- Sappho
- Alcaeus
- Helen and her Myth in the works of Euripides
- A negative picture of Helen
- The picture of herself in Helen by Euripides
- References
- References
- Introduction
- The author
- The Genre
- Antonio Vinciguerra’s satires
- The classical models
- Mythological References
- Invocations
- Ornamental element
- Exemplifying references
- Conclusions
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- The Fourth Dimension
- Ritsos’ Agamemnon
- Ritsos, Aeschylus, and Existentialism
- The Other’s Look - Bad Faith
- Alienation – Transcendence
- Anguish
- Nothingness – Death
- Nausea
- Death as a conscious choice
- Conclusion
- References
- References
- References
- References
- Introduction
- Ancient myth and postmodernism
- Staging the classics
- Oresteia by Maja Kleczewska
- Oresteia by Michał Zadara
- Oresteia by Jan Klata
- Conclusion
- References
- References
- References
- From a child’s perspective – in the world of fables
- The Faces of the Enemy
- The Parable
- References
- Symbolism and modes of (self-)expression
- Narcissus – metamorphoses of senses
- References
- Wall-paintings in the Tavant crypt
- References
- References
- Artemision
- Between the poetics and rhetoric of metamorphosis and the experience of metanoia
- ‘Hunting down a spirit’. Bolesław Leśmian’s Akteon
- ‘A must-see’. Antoni Lange’s Akteon
- ‘ Artemis, tell us where you are’ Lech Brywczyński’s Artemida na łowach. Dramat w jednym akcie [Artemis Hunting. A Drama in One Act]
- Conclusions The principle of transitivity in the Artemision in the context of presented analysis
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- The ancient myth and its negative potentialities
- Dark Phoenixes
- List of the Dark Phoenix Books for the 21st c.
- References
- Authors
- Cover
- Titel
- Copyright
- About the author(s)/editor(s)
- About the book
- This eBook can be cited
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- References
- References
- Constant presence of the Myth of Helen in Greek Tradition and its Causes
- The variantivity of mythological stores
- The Myth of Helen of Troy
- Homer’s Picture of Helen
- Sappho
- Alcaeus
- Helen and her Myth in the works of Euripides
- A negative picture of Helen
- The picture of herself in Helen by Euripides
- References
- References
- Introduction
- The author
- The Genre
- Antonio Vinciguerra’s satires
- The classical models
- Mythological References
- Invocations
- Ornamental element
- Exemplifying references
- Conclusions
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- The Fourth Dimension
- Ritsos’ Agamemnon
- Ritsos, Aeschylus, and Existentialism
- The Other’s Look - Bad Faith
- Alienation – Transcendence
- Anguish
- Nothingness – Death
- Nausea
- Death as a conscious choice
- Conclusion
- References
- References
- References
- References
- Introduction
- Ancient myth and postmodernism
- Staging the classics
- Oresteia by Maja Kleczewska
- Oresteia by Michał Zadara
- Oresteia by Jan Klata
- Conclusion
- References
- References
- References
- From a child’s perspective – in the world of fables
- The Faces of the Enemy
- The Parable
- References
- Symbolism and modes of (self-)expression
- Narcissus – metamorphoses of senses
- References
- Wall-paintings in the Tavant crypt
- References
- References
- Artemision
- Between the poetics and rhetoric of metamorphosis and the experience of metanoia
- ‘Hunting down a spirit’. Bolesław Leśmian’s Akteon
- ‘A must-see’. Antoni Lange’s Akteon
- ‘ Artemis, tell us where you are’ Lech Brywczyński’s Artemida na łowach. Dramat w jednym akcie [Artemis Hunting. A Drama in One Act]
- Conclusions The principle of transitivity in the Artemision in the context of presented analysis
- References
- References
- References
- References
- References
- The ancient myth and its negative potentialities
- Dark Phoenixes
- List of the Dark Phoenix Books for the 21st c.
- References
- Authors