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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.
Acknowledgments

Introduction: From Muthos to . . .
William Wians

I: Homer and the Philosophers

1. Archaic Knowledge
J. H. Lesher

2. Homer's Challenge to Philosophical Psychology
Fred D. Miller Jr.

3. Aletheia from Poetry into Philosophy: Homer to Parmenides
Rose Cherubin 4. No Second Troy: Imagining Helen in Greek Antiquity
Ramona Naddaff

5. Allegory and the Origins of Philosophy
Gerard Naddaf

6. Philosophical Readings of Homer: Ancient and Contemporary Insights
Catherine Collobert

II: Philosophy and Tragedy

7. Violence and Vulnerability in Aeschylus's Suppliants
Sara Brill

8. The Agamemnon and Human Knowledge
William Wians

9. Poetic Peitho as Original Speech
P. Christopher Smith

10. Luck and Virtue in Pindar, Aeschylus, and Sophocles
C. D. C. Reeve

11. Sophocles' Humanism
Paul Woodruff

12. The Fake That Launched a Thousand Ships: The Question of Identity in Euripides' Helen
Michael Davis

About the Contributors
Index of Ancient Passages
Index of Names

Sujets

• Philosophie
• Philosophie antique
• Ancient philosophy
• History of Europe
• Ancient history
• Ancient Greece

Informations

• Publié par: State University of New York Press
• Date de parution: 02 juillet 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781438427430
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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LOGOS andMUTHOS

Philosophical Essays in Greek Literature

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Logos and Mutos

SUNY series in Ancient Greek Pilosopy

Antony Preus, editor

Logos and Mutos

Pilosopical Essays in Greek Literature

Edited by W W

Publised by State University of New York Press, Albany

© 2009 State University of New York

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Logos and mutos : pilosopical essays in Greek literature / edited by William Wians.  p. cm. — (SUNY series in ancient Greek pilosopy)  Includes bibliograpical references and index.  ISBN 978-1-4384-2735-5 (ardcover : alk. paper)  1. Pilosopy, Ancient. 2. Literature—Pilosopy. 3. Greek literature—History and criticism. 4. Mytology, Greek. I. Wians, William Robert.

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Contents

Introduction: FromMutos to . . .  W W

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 1. Arcaic Knowledge  J. H. L

 2. Homer’s Callenge to Pilosopical Psycology  F D. M J.

 3.AlēteiaPoetry into Pilosopy: Homer to Parmenides from  R C

 4. No Second Troy: Imagining Helen in Greek Antiquity  R N

 5. Allegory and te Origins of Pilosopy  G N

 6. Pilosopical Readings of Homer: Ancient and Contemporary Insigts  C C

P II: P  T

 7. Violence and Vulnerability in Aescylus’sSuppliants  S B

 8. heAgamemnonHuman Knowledge and  W W

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11. Sopocles’ Humanism  P W

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About te Contributors

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Preface

Acknowledgments

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An edited collection depends on te combined work of many parties, and it is my pleasure to acknowledge te good will, sustained effort, and advice of so many. My first tanks must go to te contributors, wose entusiasm and cooperation were exemplary. It was a pleasure to work wit every one of tem. Next, I want to tank several individuals wo gave generous advice on ow to make te volume better: Rose Cerubin, Micael Davis, Robert Han, George Heffernan, Mitcell Miller, and Gerard Naddaf. A special tanks goes to Erin Stackle for te ard work of putting endnotes and bibliograpic entries into proper form. Summer researc grants from Merrimack College and te generous support of Dan and Linda Ciejek for researc in te liberal arts elped me to complete bot my capter for te volume and editorial work in preparation for final submission. I wis also to tank te Department of Pilosopy at Boston College for giving me te opportunity to teac two graduate seminars on topics pertaining to te collection. Finally, I tank Tony Preus of Bingamton University and Micael Rinella, my editor at SUNY Press, for teir support and patience, and Catleen Collins and te entire SUNY Press staff for teir work on producing te final product.

About te Cover

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