The Ancient Literary Sources
Author : Naphtali Lewis
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Page : pages
File Size : 15,16 MB
Release : 1958
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Author : Naphtali Lewis
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Page : pages
File Size : 15,16 MB
Release : 1958
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Author : John Griffiths Pedley
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Page : 120 pages
File Size : 19,52 MB
Release : 1972
Category : History
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In this second volume of the Monographs, the author presents the ancient literary sources on Sardis.
Author : Michael Crawford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,81 MB
Release : 1983-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521289580
If a scholar wishes to create a picture of a topical society in all its aspects, there is little of what he needs to know that he cannot know, although there may still be much that he cannot understand. For the history of Greece and Rome, there is a great deal that is simply unknowable. From the end of the archaic age of Greece, there is an unbroken sequence of works by Greek and, later, Roman historians down to the end of antiquity. Their vision and range of interest were often limited and much of what they produced has been lost. Some help may be derived from the documentary material supplied in antiquity, material that was the product of officials organising public activities, or heads of families organising their affairs, or individuals leaving their mark on the world. Beyond this, the evidence of archaeology and numismatics may also be helpful. The four essays in this book set out to characterise the nature of the ancient literary tradition, the inscriptional material, the archaeological and numismatic evidence and to explain how and for what purposes they may be used.
Author : Karl Lehmann
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Page : 182 pages
File Size : 20,45 MB
Release : 1958
Category : Samothrace Island (Greece)
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Author : Harvey Bluedorn
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Page : 222 pages
File Size : 46,91 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Classical literature
ISBN : 9780974361642
This is a reference book which guides the student on a selective timeline tour through ancient history, outlining the major events and personalities, and noting the primary literary sources from which these things are known. Time-wise, this book covers the period from the creation of the world to the fall of Rome in A.D. 476. Space-wise, this book covers the civilizations of the near east and west. Each event or person in history is accompanied by suggested readings from various ancient sources. Included with the book are two CDs which contain the full text English translations of most of the classical literature which we reference in the book. This book will lead you by the hand through the maze of ancient literature and help you find what is appropriate for you and your children to read as you pursue your study of ancient history. And with the CDs, you have the full texts of the works of literature right at your fingertips.
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Page : pages
File Size : 48,74 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Assyro-Babylonian literature
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Collection of historical, literary, philosophical, and other texts from ancient authors of the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern regions.
Author : Dora Carlisky Pozzi
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 24,49 MB
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801424731
This fresh and thought-provoking book deepens our understanding of the dynamic relationship between the creation of myth and the development of the ancient Greek polis, or city-state, during crucial periods in archaic and classical Greece. Examining the diverse texts which crystallized Greek oral tradition, nine chapters by a multidisciplinary group of scholars focus both on the role of the community as the shaper and transmitter of myth and on the function of myth and ritual in the development of political authority in Greek society. Myth and the Polis draws upon current research in such fields such as ancient history, philology, social anthropology, ethnomusicology, comparative literature, psychoanalysis, folklore, and political theory. Taken together, the essays highlight the continuos struggle of Greek archaic and classical communities to keep their myths "true" in spite of the pull of pan-Hellenism. Shedding new light on the beginnings of Western civilization, Myth and the Polis will be of interest to a wide range of readers, including scholars and students of classics, folklore, myth, and ancient religion, politics, and history.
Author : Neville Morley
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 16,19 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801486333
How do ancient historians pursue their craft? From the evidence of coins, pottery shards, remains of buildings, works of art, and, above all, literary texts--all of which have survived more or less accidentally from antiquity--they fashion works of history. But how exactly do they go about reconstructing and representing the past? How should history be written? These and related questions are the subject of Neville Morley's engaging introduction to the theory and philosophy of history. Intended for students and teachers not only of ancient history but of historiography, the philosophy of history, and classics, his book addresses the implications of debates over methodological and theoretical issues for the practice of ancient history. At the present time, Morley says, students of ancient history are left to come to their own understanding of the field through a process of trial and error. In his view, too many professors regard "questions of theory and methodology... as pointless distractions from the business of actually doing history. Worse, [these questions] may even be perceived as a threat to the subject." Asserting that more attention must be given to fundamental matters, Morley considers such topics as the nature of historical narrative, style in historical writing, the use and abuse of sources, and the reasons for studying history.
Author : Christopher Metcalf
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 22,83 MB
Release : 2019-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 164602009X
The first in a series of volumes publishing the Sumerian literary texts in the Schøyen Collection, this book makes available, for the first time, editions of seventeen cuneiform tablets, dating to ca. 2000 BCE and containing works of Sumerian religious poetry. Edited, translated, and annotated by Christopher Metcalf, these poems shed light on the interaction between cult, scholarship, and scribal culture in Mesopotamia in the early second millennium BCE. The present volume contains fourteen songs composed in praise of the various gods of the Mesopotamian pantheon; it is believed that these songs were typically performed in temple cults. Among them are a song in praise of Sud, goddess of the ancient Mesopotamian city Shuruppak; a song describing the statue of the protective goddess Lamma-saga in the “Sacred City” temple complex at Girsu; and a previously unknown hymn dedicated to the creator god Enki. Each text is provided in transliteration and translation and accompanied by hand-copies and images of the tablets themselves. Expertly contextualizing each song in Babylonian religious and literary history, this thoroughly competent editio princeps will prove a valuable tool for scholars interested in the literary and religious traditions of ancient Mesopotamia.
Author : University of New York. Institute of Fine Arts. rchaeological Research Fund
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Page : 148 pages
File Size : 25,47 MB
Release : 1959
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