Isbn: 9789004435575 - the values of nighttime in classical antiquity: between dusk and dawn (mnemosyne, supplements, band 434) (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 2020 Brill hardcover edition. Unread copy in very good condition. From the cover: Night, in ancient Greece and Rome, was a mythological figure, a context for specialized knowledge, a semantic space in literature, and a setting for unique experiences. Fifteen case-studies here explore how nighttime was employed in the ascription of specific values in all these areas of ancient culture. Contents: Introduction: the values of nighttime in classical antiquity by Antje Wessels and James Ker PART 1 Who or what is the night? Night as measure, mother, and metaphor in the Hesiodic cosmos by Adrienne Atkins First-born of night or oozing from the slime? Deviant origins in Orphic cosmogonies by Radcliffe G. Edmonds III PART 2 Nocturnal knowledge: medicine, philosophy, religion, astronomy Night as diagnostic marker in Hippocratic medicine by Ralph M. Rosen Nights of insight: Plato on the philosophical qualities of the night by Albert Joosse Night's fictions: the religious institutions of Numa in Lucilius fr. 484-489 (Marx) by Cynthia Damon The astronomer-poet at night: the evolution of a motif by Kathryn Wilson PART 3 Society and gender: men and women at work, by night A night attack in the Seven Against Thebes by Isabella Reinhardt Tragedy of darkness: the role of night in Euripides' Rhesus by Marie-Charlotte von Lehsten The witching hour: troubled women in Homer, Apollonius, and Theocritus by Amelia Bensch-Schaus Nox rei publicae? Catiline's and Cicero's nocturnal activities in the Catilinarians by Christoph Pieper Inn-dependent: spending the night in a hostel in the Roman world by Jane Sancinito PART 4 Experiencing by night Better safe than sorry: nocturnal divinatory signs from a first-century BCE Roman perspective by Kim Beerden Through the eyes of the night: ecphrasis of nocturnal ambush scenes in Roman epic and historiography by Selina Weissmantel Nocturnal negotiations: experiencing the night scenes from the Iliad at the house of Octavius Quartio, Pompeii II 2.2 by Barbara Kellum Persius' nocturnal inspiration in the light of day by Jennifer Ferriss-Hill.…

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorJames Ker, Ph.D. (2002), University of California, Berkeley, is Associate Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He has published books and articles on Seneca and on Roman conceptions of time.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In ancient Greece and Rome, nighttime encompassed a distinctive array of cultural values that went far beyond the inversion of daytime. Night was a mythological figure, a locus of specialized knowledge, a socially significant semantic space in various literary genres, and a setting for unique experiences. These facets of night are explored here through fifteen case-studies, that range from Hesiod to imperial Roman painting and cultural history. The contributors took part in a conference on this theme at the University of Pennsylvania in 2018, where they pursued a common goal: to consider how nighttime was employed in the ascription of specific values--in determining what values a thing or a person might have, or lack, in a nocturnal context. …

hardcover. Zustand: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Zustand: new. Questo è un articolo print on demand.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 359 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.