Greeks and the New - Novelty in Ancient Greek Imagination and Experience

Informationen zum Autor Armand D'Angour is Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Jesus College, Oxford. This is his first book. Klappentext This book casts light on ancient Greeks' attitudes to novelty in order to change scholarly understanding of their history and culture. Zusammenfassung This book casts light on a wide range of evidence for novelty and innovation in ancient Greece. It embraces disciplines ranging from music to warfare! and ideas spanning pluralism and competitive advantage. Evidence from Greek thought! art and history is examined to illuminate novelty in ancient Greece and beyond. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. New, new, new; 2. Loosening the grip of the past; 3. The transformations of Kaineus; 4. Old and new; 5. Nothing new under the sun; 6. The birth of Athena; 7. Inventions of Eris; 8. The newest song; 9. Constructions of novelty; 10. So what's new?

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• Authors: &apos, Armand J. angour, D&apos, Armand D'Angour, Armand J. D'Angour, Armand J. D''angour
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2011
• EAN: 9780521850971
• ISBN: 978-0-521-85097-1
• No. of pages: 276
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; History of Ideas, European History, HISTORY / General, Ancient Greece, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, BCE period – Protohistory