Logos and Muthos

Philosophical Essays in Greek Literature

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Explores the philosophical dimensions present in the works of ancient Greek poets and playwrights.What are the connections between ancient Greek literary and philosophical texts? Are they in fact two rival forms of discourse mutually opposed to one another? Concentrating on literary authors such as Homer, Hesiod, the Archaic poets, and the tragic playwrights, the contributors in this pioneering volume examine the concerns that such literary authors shared with their philosophical contemporaries. Equal attention is given also to the extent to which each group of authors shows an awareness of the demands and limitations of their forms, and how the study of nonphilosophical authors illuminates the goals and characters of ancient philosophizing. These essays reveal a dynamic range of interactions, reactions, tensions, and ambiguities, showing how Greek literary creations impacted and provided the background against which Greek philosophy arose in more intricate and complex ways than previously believed.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2010-07-02
Mått152 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt408 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSUNY series in Ancient Greek Philosophy
Antal sidor289
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9781438427362

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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: From Muthos to...William WiansI: Homer and the Philosophers 1. Archaic KnowledgeJ. H. Lesher2. Homer's Challenge to Philosophical PsychologyFred D. Miller Jr.3. Aletheia from Poetry into Philosophy: Homer to ParmenidesRose Cherubin 4. No Second Troy: Imagining Helen in Greek AntiquityRamona Naddaff5. Allegory and the Origins of PhilosophyGerard Naddaf6. Philosophical Readings of Homer: Ancient and Contemporary InsightsCatherine CollobertII: Philosophy and Tragedy 7. Violence and Vulnerability in Aeschylus's SuppliantsSara Brill8. The Agamemnon and Human KnowledgeWilliam Wians9. Poetic Peitho as Original SpeechP. Christopher Smith10. Luck and Virtue in Pindar, Aeschylus, and SophoclesC. D. C. Reeve11. Sophocles' HumanismPaul Woodruff12. The Fake That Launched a Thousand Ships: The Question of Identity in Euripides' HelenMichael DavisAbout the ContributorsIndex of Ancient PassagesIndex of Names