Author: Natalie Haynes
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1509873139
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 285
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'Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to!' – Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale The Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks and they have been retold many times, but rarely do they focus on the remarkable women at the heart of these ancient stories. Now, in Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths, Natalie Haynes – broadcaster, writer and passionate classicist – redresses this imbalance. Taking Pandora and her jar (the box came later) as the starting point, she puts the women of the Greek myths on equal footing with the menfolk. Stories of gods and monsters are the mainstay of epic poetry and Greek tragedy, from Homer to Aeschylus. But modern tellers of Greek myth have usually been men, and have routinely shown little interest in telling women’s stories. And when they do, those women are often painted as monstrous, vengeful or just plain evil. But Pandora – the first woman, who according to legend unloosed chaos upon the world – was not a villain, and even Medea and Phaedra have more nuanced stories than generations of retellings might indicate. After millennia of stories telling of gods and men, be they Zeus or Odysseus, the voices that sing from these pages are those of Hera, Athena and Artemis, and of Clytemnestra, Jocasta, Eurydice and Penelope. 'A treasure box of classical delights. Never has ancient misogyny been presented with so much wit and style' - historian Amanda Foreman
Author: Monica Silveira Cyrino
Publisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 9780819197528
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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This study traces developments in early Greek poetry in the use of disease and madness-type imagery to express aspects of the erotic experience. Cyrino also works to illuminate the relationships between the early hexameter narrative poets and the archaic lyric poets who employ this imagery in their works. The arrangement of this study is conveniently chronological as to make the interrelations between the uses of this imagery by different authors in different periods more easily understandable. The author takes particular notice of the first instances of usage of disease and madness imagery for love, and how and where variations on the theme or new uses of the old image occur, and of the characteristic metaphorical habits of each poet. Contents: Preface; Introduction; Eros; Homer; Hesiod and the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite; The Lyric Poets: Archiochos and Alkman; The Lyric Poets: Alkaios, Ibykos and Anakreon; Sappho; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index of Passages Cited; Index of Greek Words; General Index.
Author: Dora Panofsky
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 069165655X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 199
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Pandora waas the "pagan Eve," and she is one of the rare mythological figures to have retained vitality up to our day. Glorified by Calderon, Voltaire, and Goethe, she is familiar to all of us, and "Pandora's box" is a household word. In this classic study Dora and Erwin Panofsky trace the history of Pandora and of Pandora's box in European literature and art from Roman times to the present. Originally published in 1962. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author: Srashti Nigam
Publisher: The Little Booktique Hub
ISBN: 9390487145
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
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Let's talk about the secrets that are whelved in our heart. There's always a time comes in everyone's life when our heart aches with regret and only a confession can rest it. The book will allow you to explore the writer's heart. "Regret" the lighter it sounds the heaviest it is. We always had been through a phase when we regret, regret of leaving or being left, regret of betraying someone or being cheated on but we are always scared of confession and that makes our heart heavier. Life is too short to regret so confess and respect the decision. Buried in Pandora‘s Box is a collection of poetry, quotes and stories that talk about the regrets and confessions, which has remained untold and unexpressed.
Author: Pamela Hutchinson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1838719741
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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G.W. Pabst's 1929 silent classic Pandora's Box (Die Büchse der Pandora), stars Hollywood icon Louise Brooks as the enigmatic heroine whose erotic charms lead to disaster for the men drawn into her web. Despite failing commercially upon release, it has evolved into a cult film long after it should have been forgotten. Pandora's Box captivates audiences with its libidinous, violent story, and its mysterious heroine whose motivations, as well as whose guilt or innocence, are difficult to determine. It is a sophisticated adaptation of Frank Wedekind's Lulu plays, and indisputably Louise Brooks' finest performance on film. In her compelling study, Pamela Hutchinson traces Pandora's production history and the many contexts of its creation and afterlife, revisiting and challenging many assumptions made about the film, its lead character and its star. Analysing the film act by act, she explores the conflicted relationship between Brooks and the director G.W. Pabst, the film's historical contexts in Weimar Berlin, and its changing fortunes since its release.
Author: Edwin Gordon
Publisher: GIA Publications
ISBN: 9781579998035
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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Author: Alan Davis
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1532013825
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
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Pandora’s Box is an alternative-world fiction book that utilizes many true stories and facts from our history. Darth is a young man who finds his soul mate. He courts her, but they are denied being with each other. He is forced out of town and has to venture into the unknown. He comes across many lively and interesting characters along his journey that tell him very intriguing stories. Eventually, he ends up in a spiritual land called Tassajara. Although Tassajara is known for its peaceful atmosphere, there is darkness unbeknownst to Darth headed his way. He will have to use all he has learned to get through the evil that awaits!
Author: Nick Saunders
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
ISBN: 9780836877472
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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In ancient Greece the king of the gods plots to wipe out mankind so he creates a woman and gives her a mysterious locked box to carry out his horrible plan. When she arrives in the land of men she unknowingly lets death, illness, and worry loose on the world. Greek myth told in comic book format.
Author: David G Williams
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291869190
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Deluxe A4 Edition of this new version of the whole story of the Bounty, covers everything, from its disastrous crew selection, the Mutiny, incitement of Polynesian wars, trials, executions, pardons, kidnaps, rapes, enslavement to the brutal island murders. Make no mistake; it may have been the beginning of the Romantic Age but there was nothing romantic about the mutiny on the Bounty, why did Fletcher Christian choose oblivion over common sense on that hot sunny morning so long ago? Was it because far from freeing the crew from oppression he was actually mentally unstable? Where exactly was Peter Heywood and why did half the crew choose certain death in an open boat rather than sail away with the mutineers? Just some of the questions answered in this book, for the first time the whole story, the complete story, including the Pandora's hunt for the mutineers and the Admiralty's revenge, and the true price of Peter Heywood's freedom.
Author: Joan Holub
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442484985
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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An easy-to-read retelling of the Greek myth of Pandora, whose curiosity leads her to open a box marked "Do Not Open!" and let loose all kinds of trouble.
