Silence in the land of logos /

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In ancient Greece, the spoken word connoted power, whether in the free speech accorded to citizens or in the voice of the poet, whose song was thought to know no earthly bounds. But how did silence fit into the mental framework of a society that valued speech so highly? Here Silvia Montiglio provide...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Montiglio, Silvia, 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2000]
Subjects:
Greek literature > History and criticism.
Silence in literature.
Literature and anthropology > Greece.
Literature and society > Greece.
Silence.
Littérature grecque > Histoire et critique.
Silence dans la littérature.
Littérature et anthropologie > Grèce.
Littérature et société > Grèce.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Civilization
Greek literature
Silence in literature
Literature and anthropology
Literature and society
Silence
Greece > Civilization.
Grèce > Civilisation.
Greece
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on Sources; Introduction; Chapter One: Religious Silence without an Ineffable God; Chapter Two: A Silent Body in a Sonorous World: Silence and Heroic Values in the Iliad; Chapter Three: The Poet's Voice against Silence; Chapter Four: "I Will Be Silent": Figures of Silence and Representations of Speaking in Athenian Oratory; Chapter Five: Words Staging Silence; Chapter Six: Silence and Tragic Destiny; Chapter Seven: Silence, a Herald of Death; Chapter Eight: Silence, Ruse, and Endurance: Odysseus and Beyond.

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