The Antiquarian And The Myth Of Antiquity

Author : Philip Joshua Jacks
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521441520
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Antiquarian and the Myth of Antiquity written by Philip Joshua Jacks and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-08-27 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since antiquity the city of Rome has been revered both for its prestige as a center of secular and spiritual power, as well as for its sheer longevity. Philip Jacks examines how the creation of the Eternal City was viewed from antiquity through the sixteenth century. Emphasising the myths and discoveries offered by Renaissance humanists from the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries, he shows how their interpretations evolved over time. With Petrarch, Boccacio, and Vergerio came the earliest efforts to confirm the historical basis of legends through studying the archaeological remains of the city. Such activity accelerated through the fifteenth century and reached a peak in the sixteenth with the discovery, in 1546, of the Fasti, and even more sensationally, the Severan plan of Rome in 1562. These fragments were to have a powerful impact on the development of modern archaeology. The antiquarians of the Renaissance not only discovered the vestiges of ancient Rome, but also actively reinterpreted the meaning of classical antiquity in the light of their own culture.

Author : William F. McCants
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691151482
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Founding Gods, Inventing Nations written by William F. McCants and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the dawn of writing in Sumer to the sunset of the Islamic empire, Founding Gods, Inventing Nations traces four thousand years of speculation on the origins of civilization. Investigating a vast range of primary sources, some of which are translated here for the first time, and focusing on the dynamic influence of the Greek, Roman, and Arab conquests of the Near East, William McCants looks at the ways the conquerors and those they conquered reshaped their myths of civilization's origins in response to the social and political consequences of empire. The Greek and Roman conquests brought with them a learned culture that competed with that of native elites. The conquering Arabs, in contrast, had no learned culture, which led to three hundred years of Muslim competition over the cultural orientation of Islam, a contest reflected in the culture myths of that time. What we know today as Islamic culture is the product of this contest, whose protagonists drew heavily on the lore of non-Arab and pagan antiquity. McCants argues that authors in all three periods did not write about civilization's origins solely out of pure antiquarian interest--they also sought to address the social and political tensions of the day. The strategies they employed and the postcolonial dilemmas they confronted provide invaluable context for understanding how authors today use myth and history to locate themselves in the confusing aftermath of empire.

Author : H. A. Guerber
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781497891364
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myths of Greece and Rome written by H. A. Guerber and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1893 Edition.

Author : Oskar Seyffert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 732 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Classical Antiquities written by Oskar Seyffert and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Oskar Seyffert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 740 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Classical Antiquities written by Oskar Seyffert and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Aneta Georgievska-Shine
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351550411
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book "Rubens and the Archaeology of Myth, 1610?620 " written by Aneta Georgievska-Shine and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on four Rubens paintings created between 1610 and 1620 - Prometheus Bound, The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus, Juno and Argus, and The Finding of Erichthonius - this book re-examines the artist's approach to classical mythology. These theoretically-informed readings provide a fuller understanding of the dynamics of Rubens's copious visual language, and can serve as methodological templates for looking at, and reading of, many other of his complex inventions. Even by the standards of erudition commonly applied to Rubens's oeuvre as a whole, these four paintings were created during a period characterized by a particularly intense engagement on his part with questions of artistic originality and ideal style. Furthermore, the learned themes of these images clearly point to a rarefied audience that could appreciate the intertextual qualities of ancient myths. Like the artist himself, these ideal beholders cultivated a mode of viewing steeped in classical and renaissance theories of literary and rhetorical composition. Thus through these close readings, the author illuminates the manner in which the rhetorical and poetic conventions of the period, as well as the growing appreciation for the various allegorical layers of fables, lead to a better understanding of Rubens's pictorial archaeology of classical myths.

Author : Oskar Seyffert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 730 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Classical Antiquities written by Oskar Seyffert and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Knapp Dillaway
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Roman Antiquities and Ancient Mythology for Classical Schools written by Charles Knapp Dillaway and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Oskar Seyffert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781434430441
Total Pages : 724 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, Mythology, Religion, Literature, and Art written by Oskar Seyffert and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An A-Z of classical antiquity, from Abacus to Zosimux, covering every aspect of life and myth in ancient Greece and Rome. Originally published in German by Dr. Oskar Seyffert, this volume is enlarged and expanded by Henry Nettleship, M.A., and J.E. Sandys, LittD. With more than 450 illustrations.

Author : H. A. Guerber
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1446547191
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Myths of Greece and Rome written by H. A. Guerber and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011-03-23 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage book contains an informative and accessible exploration of Greek and Roman mythology. From the Titans and the creation of the universe, to the gods and demigods of the ancient world, this volume contains a wealth of information on the vibrant tapestry of Greek and Roman legend. It will be of considerable utility to those with a keen interest in the subject. The chapters of this book include: “The Beginning”, “Zeus”, “Hera”, “Athene”, “Apollo”, “Artemis”, “Aphrodite”, “Hermes”, “Ares”, “Hephaestus”, “Poseidon”, “Pluto”, “Bacchus”, “Demeter and Persephone”, “Hestia”, “Ceyx and Halcyone”, “Aeolus”, “Herakles”, etcetera. Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on Greek mythology.