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Greek Antiquity in Lockdown : An Interview with Illustrator Jonathan Muroya about his Greek Quarantology series (2020)
No full textThis is an interview with Jonathan Muroya, an illustrator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His Greek Quarantology is an animated cartoon series that offers a peek at figures from Greek Mythology as they navigate life in lockdown
Going Home Again to Troy and Ithaca
No full textAs the author of three novels inspired by the Homeric epics, I reflect on the challenge of writing such books. Reception novels can make familiar stories new and engaging by presenting characters in the immediacy of decisive moments and looking at familiar situations from different perspectives. I also examine the fictive as opposed to the historical location of Troy, how Troy and Ithaca became my imaginative home, and my process for writing such books. It concludes with an excerpt that illustrates the points made. The novels discussed are: Breeze (2021), We First Met in Ithaca or Was It Eden? (2023), and Let the Women Have Their Say (2024). Another book, Trojan Tales (2024), consists of excerpts from these three
Review of Eleanor Dobson, Nichola Tonks (eds.): Ancient Egypt in the Modern Imagination: Art, Literature and Culture: Bloomsbury Academic (London/New York 2020), 384 pp ., 38 illus. ISBN: 978-1-78831-339-1, £110.00 ( hardback; alternative formats available)
No full textRezension von Irmgard Männlein-Robert (Hrsg.): Seelenreise und Katabasis. Einblicke ins Jenseits in antiker philosophischer Literatur. Akten der 21. Tagung der Karl und Gertrud Abel-Stiftung vom 30. Juli bis 1. August 2018 in Tübingen: De Gruyter (Berlin/Boston 2021) (= Philosophie der Antike. Veröffentlichungen der Karl und Gertrud Abel-Stiftung 40), IX + 443 S., 2 Abb . ISBN: 978-3-11-071315-2, € 109,95 (gebunden; weitere Formate verfügbar) https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110713640
No full textJeden Dienstag von 11–1 Uhr: Der Beginn des epigraphischen Archivs des Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (CIL) und die Materialität der Dokumentation von Inschriftentexten
No full textThe beginning of the systematic study of Latin inscriptions in the middle of the 19th century, for which the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum stands decisively, is centrally characterized by the endeavor to replace the hitherto common but often inadequate practice of copying inscription texts by hand with mechanical reproductions of the inscription texts. The techniques and materials used were varied and sometimes experimental. They illustrate the efforts of the editors to reproduce their specific inscription genres as adequately as possible. In 1870, Emil Hübner described the methods, their areas of application, advantages and disadvantages in an article entitled "Mechanische Copieen von Inschriften" ("Mechanical Copies of Inscriptions"). With the archival documents stored in the CIL archive, founded in the 1880s, Hübner's contribution can not only be comprehensively illustrated, but can also be understood in a much more differentiated way.The beginning of the systematic study of Latin inscriptions in the middle of the 19th century, for which the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum stands decisively, is centrally characterized by the endeavor to replace the hitherto common but often inadequate practice of copying inscription texts by hand with mechanical reproductions of the inscription texts. The techniques and materials used were varied and sometimes experimental. They illustrate the efforts of the editors to reproduce their specific inscription genres as adequately as possible. In 1870, Emil Hübner described the methods, their areas of application, advantages and disadvantages in an article entitled „Mechanische Copieen von Inschriften“ („Mechanical Copies of Inscriptions“). With the archival documents stored in the CIL archive, founded in the 1880s, Hübner’s contribution can not only be comprehensively illustrated, but can also be understood in a much more differentiated way
Review of Antonio Dup lá-Ansuategui, Amalia Emborujo Salgado and Oskar Aguado-Cantabrana: Del clasicismo de élite al clasicismo de masas: Ediciones Polifemo (Madrid 2022), 322 pp ., 37 fig. ISBN: 978-84-16335-77-0, € 25,00 (paperback)
No full textLe roi d’Hélène de Christos Choménidis : L’histoire d’Hélène racontée par Ménélas
No full textIn April of 2020, Christos Chomenidis (Athens, 1966) published his eleventh novel, a book of over 400 pages by the title Her king. The main character is Menelaus and the starting point is Helen’s run away with Paris. Menelaus decides to tell his truth about this well-known story. In Her king all great heroes of the legend of Troy participate, but they are presented through a distorting mirror: e.g. Menelaus is the bravest son of Atreus and not Agamemnon; Leda’s story is a lie; the Dioscuri are a couple of imbeciles. My paper is mostly a review on Chomenidis’ book, where I highlight the deviations from the “official” story about the beginning of the Trojan war and find the possible ancient sources that the author chose to follow or not.In April of 2020, Christos Chomenidis (Athens, 1966) published his eleventh novel, a book of over 400 pages by the title Her king. The main character is Menelaus and the starting point is Helen’s run away with Paris. Menelaus decides to tell his truth about this well-known story. In Her king all great heroes of the legend of Troy participate, but they are presented through a distorting mirror: e.g. Menelaus is the bravest son of Atreus and not Agamemnon; Leda’s story is a lie; the Dioscuri are a couple of imbeciles. My paper is mostly a review on Chomenidis’ book, where I highlight the deviations from the “official” story about the beginning of the Trojan war and find the possible ancient sources that the author chose to follow or not
Madeline Miller and the Midcult: The Song of Achilles and Circe as Exemplary Cases of 21st Century Mythological Retellings
No full textMadeline Miller’s novels The Song of Achilles (2011) and Circe (2018) comprise fictional autobiographies of the figures of Patroclus and Circe, respectively, known from Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. Revolving around Homeric side characters and the themes of homosexuality as well as female agency in the traditionally heteronormative and patriarchal ancient world, they pose perfect examples of 21st century mythological retellings with their typical focus on characters and topics considered underrepresented. With recourse to the concept of ‘midcult’, i.e. literature that suggests high-cultural and social relevance while not living up to this claim, Miller’s novels will serve as exemplary cases demonstrating the chances and limitations of modern mythological retellings. Miller’s broad media presence will additionally allow for insights on her poetic selfconception and the role of public epitext in the process. Due to misrepresentations of the ancient tradition, untenable accusations against classical scholarship, and a rather narrow conception of homosexuality, The Song of Achilles will be revealed as midcult, whereas the variety of female topics and strong female characters, the skilful reworking of Odysseus and Circe’s encounter, and the intertextual play with Odyssean narrative techniques render Circe a successful balancing act of a modern approach to the ancient tradition
Rezension von Christian Fron: Bildung und Reisen in der römischen Kaiserzeit. Pepaideumenoi und Mobilität zwischen dem 1. und 4. Jh. n. Chr.: De Gruyter (Berlin 2021) (= Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte 146), X + 338 + A114 S., 28 Karten. ISBN: 978-3-11-069871-8, e-ISBN (pdf): 978-3-11-069922-7, e-ISBN (epub): 978-3-11-069935-7, € 109,95
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