The talking Greeks : speech, animals, and the other in Homer, Aeschylus, and Plato /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

This book explores the link between speech, humanity, and status in ancient Greek thought. It offers new readings of the Iliad, Odyssey, Oresteia and Plato's Dialogues to argue that speech and the ability to speak were instrumental in the ancient Greeks' approach to understanding our world...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Heath, John, 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
©2005
Temas:
Aeschylus > Criticism and interpretation.
Homer > Criticism and interpretation.
Plato.
Aeschylus.
Homer.
Greek literature > History and criticism.
Speech in literature.
Human-animal relationships in literature.
Difference (Psychology) in literature.
Language and languages in literature.
Gods, Greek, in literature.
Human beings in literature.
Animals in literature.
Littérature grecque > Histoire et critique.
Parole dans la littérature.
Relations homme-animal dans la littérature.
Langage et langues dans la littérature.
Dieux grecs dans la littérature.
Êtres humains dans la littérature.
Animaux dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Greek literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and acknowledgments; Introduction; SEPARATING MAN FROM BEAST: GREECE IS THE WORD; OTHERNESS; WHY THE GREEKS?; OUTLINE OF THE BOOK; CHAPTER 1 Bellowing like a bull: Humans and other animals in Homer; CHAPTER 2 Controlling language: Telemachus learns to speak; CHAPTER 3 Talking through the heroic code: Achilles learns to tell stories; CHAPTER 4 Making a difference: The silence of Otherness; CHAPTER 5 Disentangling the beast: Humans and other animals in the Oresteia; CHAPTER 6 Socratic silence: The shame of the Athenians; Epilogue.

Ejemplares similares