Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, The

Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, The
Gregory Nagy
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h235 x 156mm - 656pg
31 Jan 2020 US
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9780674241688
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The ancient Greeks' concept of "the hero" was very different from what we understand by the term today. In 24 installments, based on the Harvard course Gregory Nagy has taught and refined since the 1970s, "The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours" explores civilization's roots in Classical literature, a lineage that continues to challenge and inspire us.
There s a vital subject at the heart of the book more vital perhaps now than ever, since the concept of the hero has been so overused and distorted in the 21st century that it scarcely has any meaning anymore, applying equally to Armed Services employees working in an accounting office in Qatar and elementary school teachers doing what they d be fired if they didn t do. Nagy exuberantly reminds his readers that heroes mortal strivers against fate, against monsters, and, as we ll see, against death itself form the heart of Greek literature, the vital counterweight to the gaudy gods and goddesses who so often steal the limelight. He surveys the incredible feast of Greek literature from Homer and Hesiod to the tragedians (his extended analysis of Euripides "Hippolytus," for instance, is a wondrous highlight of the book s final marches) and overlays on top of that feast a neat but thin conceit of hours characterized by certain ancient Greek concepts like "Kleos," "Memnemai," "Akhos," "Penthos," and "Aphthito." The comprehensiveness of his coverage allows him to bring in every variation on the Greek hero, from the wily Theseus to the brawny Hercules to the monolithic Achilles to the valiantly conflicted Oedipus, and that same sweep puts him in a perfect position to spot the linking factors and expound on them.--Steve Donoghue"Open Letters Monthly" (12/30/2013)"
Gregory Nagy is Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University and Director of Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C.
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ISBN-13: 9780674241688
Published: 31 Jan 2020
Published In: United States
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 235mm
Width: 156mm
Pages: 656

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