The Oxford Handbook of Hellenic Studies

The Oxford Handbook of Hellenic Studies
Author: George Boys-Stones
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 912
Release: 2009-08-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 019160870X

The Oxford Handbook of Hellenic Studies is a unique collection of some seventy articles which together explore the ways in which ancient Greece has been, is, and might be studied. It is intended to inform its readers, but also, importantly, to inspire them, and to enable them to pursue their own research by introducing the primary resources and exploring the latest agenda for their study. The emphasis is on the breadth and potential of Hellenic Studies as a flourishing and exciting intellectual arena, and also upon its relevance to the way we think about ourselves today.

Poetry as Initiation

Poetry as Initiation
Author: Iōanna Papadopoulou
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Derveni papyrus
ISBN: 9780674726765

The Derveni Papyrus, discovered accidentally in 1962, is the oldest known European book. Papers in Poetry as Initiation address many open questions about the papyrus, including its authorship, the context of the peculiar chthonic ritual described in the text, and the relationship of the author and the ritual to the so-called Orphic texts.

Greek Heroes in and Out of Hades

Greek Heroes in and Out of Hades
Author: Stamatia Dova
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 0739144979

Greek Heroes in and out of Hades is a study on heroism and mortality from Homer to Plato. Through systematic readings of a wide range of ancient Greek texts, Stamatia Dova offers innovative hermeneutic approaches to heroic character and a comprehensive overview of the theme of descent to the underworld in the Iliad and the Odyssey, Bacchylides 5, Plato's Symposium, and Euripides' Alcestis.

The Greek Revolution

The Greek Revolution
Author: Paschalis M. Kitromilides
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 825
Release: 2021-03-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 0674259319

Winner of the 2022 London Hellenic Prize On the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution, an essential guide to the momentous war for independence of the Greeks from the Ottoman Empire. The Greek war for independence (1821–1830) often goes missing from discussion of the Age of Revolutions. Yet the rebellion against Ottoman rule was enormously influential in its time, and its resonances are felt across modern history. The Greeks inspired others to throw off the oppression that developed in the backlash to the French Revolution. And Europeans in general were hardly blind to the sight of Christian subjects toppling Muslim rulers. In this collection of essays, Paschalis Kitromilides and Constantinos Tsoukalas bring together scholars writing on the many facets of the Greek Revolution and placing it squarely within the revolutionary age. An impressive roster of contributors traces the revolution as it unfolded and analyzes its regional and transnational repercussions, including the Romanian and Serbian revolts that spread the spirit of the Greek uprising through the Balkans. The essays also elucidate religious and cultural dimensions of Greek nationalism, including the power of the Orthodox church. One essay looks at the triumph of the idea of a Greek “homeland,” which bound the Greek diaspora—and its financial contributions—to the revolutionary cause. Another essay examines the Ottoman response, involving a series of reforms to the imperial military and allegiance system. Noted scholars cover major figures of the revolution; events as they were interpreted in the press, art, literature, and music; and the impact of intellectual movements such as philhellenism and the Enlightenment. Authoritative and accessible, The Greek Revolution confirms the profound political significance and long-lasting cultural legacies of a pivotal event in world history.

Byzantine Women

Byzantine Women
Author: Lynda Garland
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780754657378

This volume brings together a group of international scholars in new explorations of the world of Byzantine women in the period 800-1200. The specific aim of this collection is to investigate the participation of women - non-imperial women in particular - in supposedly 'masculine' fields of operation. Contributions focus on women's participation in the street life of Constantinople, their appearance in Byzantine fiscal documents, their monastic foundations, their costume and engagement with entertainment at the imperial court, and the way heroines are portrayed in the Byzantine novels.

Hellenic Studies Review

Hellenic Studies Review
Author: David Ricks
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2001-05
Genre: Greece
ISBN: 9780714651835

An annual publication that includes writings by scholars whose interests lie in Greek language, literature, history, archaeology, culture and philosophy, from both the past and the present.

Plato's Counterfeit Sophists

Plato's Counterfeit Sophists
Author: Håkan Tell
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2011
Genre: Sophists (Greek philosophy).
ISBN: 9780674055919

Plato's Counterfeit Sophists explores the place of the sophists within the Greek wisdom tradition, and argues against their almost universal exclusion from serious intellectual traditions. This book seeks to offer a revised history of the development of Greek philosophy, as well as of the potential--yet never realized--courses it might have followed.

Ancient Perceptions of Greek Ethnicity

Ancient Perceptions of Greek Ethnicity
Author: Irad Malkin
Publisher: Center for Hellenic Studies Company
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN:

This book is a study of the variable perceptions of Greek collective identity, discussing ancient categories such as blood- and mythically-related primordiality, language, religion, and culture. It considers complex middle grounds of intra-Hellenic perceptions, oppositional identities, and outsiders' views.