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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Greek literature | | | | | |  Greek literature: Encyclopedia II - Parody - Western originIn ancient Greek literature, a parody was a type of poem that imitated another poem's style. Indeed, the Greek roots of the word parody are par- ("beside" or "subsidiary") and -ody ("song", as in ode). Thus, the original Greek meant, roughly, "mock poem".
Roman writers explained parody as an imitation of one poet by another for humorous effect. In French Neo-classical literature, "parody" was also a type of poem where one work's style is ...
See also:Parody, Parody - Western origin, Parody - Use in classical music, Parody - English term, Parody - Alternate meaning, Parody - Film genres, Parody - Copyright issues, Parody - Examples, Parody - Historical examples, Parody - Contemporary examples Read more here: » Parody: Encyclopedia II - Parody - Western origin |
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| | | | | Greek literature: Encyclopedia II - List of basic classical topics - Greece
List of basic classical topics - History of Greece.
The Minoan civilisation
The Mycenaean civilisation
The Dark Ages
Classical Greece
Alexander the Great
The Hellenistic period
Roman conquest of Greece
The Byzantine (Roman) Empire
List of basic classical topics - Greek philosophy.
The Prescocratics. These are philosophers who worked before Plato.
The Milesians. These are the earliest Gree ...
See also:List of basic classical topics, List of basic classical topics - Forebears of the Classical World, List of basic classical topics - Greece, List of basic classical topics - History of Greece, List of basic classical topics - Greek philosophy, List of basic classical topics - Greek science, List of basic classical topics - Greek language, List of basic classical topics - Greek art, List of basic classical topics - Greek mythology and religion, List of basic classical topics - Rome, List of basic classical topics - History of Rome, List of basic classical topics - Latin language, List of basic classical topics - Roman literature, List of basic classical topics - Roman mythology and religion, List of basic classical topics - Legacy of the Classical World, List of basic classical topics - Languages, List of basic classical topics - Occidental literature, List of basic classical topics - Religion, List of basic classical topics - Philosophy, List of basic classical topics - Politics Read more here: » List of basic classical topics: Encyclopedia II - List of basic classical topics - Greece |
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| | | | | Greek literature: Encyclopedia II - Guillaume Budé - Life He was born in Paris. He went to the University of Orléans to study law, but for several years, being possessed of ample means, he led an idle and dissipated life. When about twenty-four years of age he was seized with a sudden passion for study, and made rapid progress, particularly in the Latin and Greek languages.
The work which gained him greatest reputation was his De Asse et Partibus (1514), a treatise on ancient coins and measures. He was held in high esteem by Francis I, who was persuaded by him, and by Jean du Bellay, ...
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| | | | | Greek literature: Encyclopedia II - Byzantine Literature - Influences If Byzantine literature is the expression of the intellectual life of the Hellenized populace of the Eastern Roman Empire during the Christian Middle Ages, then it is a multiform organism, combining Greek and Christian civilization on the common foundation of the Roman political system, set in the intellectual and ethnographic atmosphere of the Near East. Byzantine literature partakes of four different cultural elements: the Greek, the Christian, the Roman, and the Oriental, the character of which commingling with the rest. To Hellenistic in ...
See also:Byzantine Literature, Byzantine Literature - Influences, Byzantine Literature - Greek, Byzantine Literature - Roman, Byzantine Literature - Christian, Byzantine Literature - Oriental, Byzantine Literature - The Byzantine mosaic, Byzantine Literature - Genres, Byzantine Literature - Historians and annalists, Byzantine Literature - Encyclopedists and essayists, Byzantine Literature - Secular poetry, Byzantine Literature - Ecclesiastical and theological literature, Byzantine Literature - Popular poetry Read more here: » Byzantine Literature: Encyclopedia II - Byzantine Literature - Influences |
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| | | | | Greek literature: Encyclopedia II - Greek language - Phonology This section generally describes the post-Classic phonology of the Greek language.
All phonetic transcriptions in this section use the International Phonetic Alphabet
Greek language - Vowel sounds.
Greek has 5 vowel sounds, all phonemic:
Close vowels, when found in unstressed final syllables, tend to be voiceless, particularly if they are between voiceless consonants [e.g.: φάσης /ˈfasis/ → /ˈfasi̥s/ (→ /f ...
See also:Greek language, Greek language - History, Greek language - Classification, Greek language - Geographic distribution, Greek language - Official status, Greek language - Phonology, Greek language - Vowel sounds, Greek language - Consonants, Greek language - Sandhi rules, Greek language - Orthography, Greek language - Historical sound changes, Greek language - Grammar, Greek language - Writing system, Greek language - Examples, Greek language - Some common words and phrases, Greek language - The Iliad in Homeric Greek Lines 1-7, Greek language - The Lord's Prayer in Greek Matt. 6:9-13, Greek language - The Nicene Creed in Greek, Greek language - Literature, Greek language - Typography, Greek language - Lexica, Greek language - Spell checkers, Greek language - Special characters Read more here: » Greek language: Encyclopedia II - Greek language - Phonology |
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| | | | | | Greek literature: Encyclopedia II - History of Greece - Ancient Greece There are no fixed or universally agreed dates for the beginning or the end of the Ancient Greek period. In common usage it refers to all Greek history before the Roman Empire, but historians use the term more precisely. Some writers include the periods of the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations, while others argue that these civilizations were so different from later Greek cultures that they should be classed separately. Traditionally, the Ancient Greek period was taken to begin with the date of the first Olympic Games in 776 BC, but most hi ...
See also:History of Greece, History of Greece - Aegean civilization: prehistoric Greece, History of Greece - Mycenaean Greece Bronze Age, History of Greece - Greek Dark Ages, History of Greece - Ancient Greece, History of Greece - Hellenistic Greece, History of Greece - Roman Period, History of Greece - Medieval Greece, History of Greece - Ottoman Rule and the Rise of Modern Greece, History of Greece - Creation of the Modern Greek State Read more here: » History of Greece: Encyclopedia II - History of Greece - Ancient Greece |
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| | | | | | | Greek literature: Encyclopedia II - Tiresias - Overview Tiresias was a priest of Zeus, and as a young man he encountered two snakes mating and hit them with a stick. He was then transformed into a woman. As a woman, Tiresias became a priestess of Hera, married and had children, including Manto. According to some versions of the tale, Lady Tiresias was a prostitute of great renown. After seven years as a woman, Tiresias again found mating snakes, struck them with her staff, and became a man once more. As a result of his experiences, Zeus and Hera asked him to settle the question of which sex, male ...
See also:Tiresias, Tiresias - Overview, Tiresias - Tiresias and Thebes, Tiresias - Death, Tiresias - In post-classical literature, Tiresias - Sources Read more here: » Tiresias: Encyclopedia II - Tiresias - Overview |
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| | | | | Greek literature: Encyclopedia II - Modernist poetry in English - The emergence of English-language modernism The roots of English-language poetic modernism can be traced back to the works of a number of earlier writers, including Walt Whitman, whose long lines approached a type of free verse, the prose poetry of Oscar Wilde, Robert Browning's subversion of the poetic self, Emily Dickinson's compression and the writings of the early English Symbolists, especially Arthur Symons. However, these poets essentially remained true to the basic tenets of the Romantic movement and the appearance of the Imagists marked the first emergence of a distinctly modernist ...
See also:Modernist poetry in English, Modernist poetry in English - Modernist poetry, Modernist poetry in English - The emergence of English-language modernism, Modernist poetry in English - Imagism, Modernist poetry in English - World War I and after, Modernist poetry in English - Paris, Modernist poetry in English - Others, Modernist poetry in English - Maturity, Modernist poetry in English - 1930s modernism, Modernist poetry in English - Long poems, Modernist poetry in English - Politics, Modernist poetry in English - Legacy Read more here: » Modernist poetry in English: Encyclopedia II - Modernist poetry in English - The emergence of English-language modernism |
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| | | | | Greek literature: Encyclopedia II - Culture of Greece - Art and architecture The art and architecture of ancient Greece have greatly influenced Western art through the present day. Byzantine art and architecture also played an important role in early Christianity, and remain a significant influence in the Orthodox Christian nations of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Yet, due to the ravages of history, only a minor assortment of ancient Greek art has survived - most often in the forms of sculpture and architecture and minor arts, including coin design, pottery and gem engraving.
Culture of Greece - Architecture.
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See also:Culture of Greece, Culture of Greece - Art and architecture, Culture of Greece - Architecture, Culture of Greece - Painting and sculpture, Culture of Greece - Pottery and coins, Culture of Greece - Literature, Culture of Greece - Religion, Culture of Greece - Philosophy science and mathematics, Culture of Greece - Music, Culture of Greece - Cuisine, Culture of Greece - Sports Read more here: » Culture of Greece: Encyclopedia II - Culture of Greece - Art and architecture |
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| | | | | | Greek literature: Encyclopedia II - Matter of Britain - Themes and subjects
Matter of Britain - Legendary history of Britain.
The legendary history of Britain was created in part to create a body of patriotic myth for the island. Several agendas appear in this body of literature.
The Historia Britonum, earliest known source of the story of Brutus of Britain, seems to have been devised to create a distinguished genealogy for a number of Welsh princes in the ninth century. Attributed to Gildas or Nennius, its actual compiler is unknown; it exists in several recensions. This t ...
See also:Matter of Britain, Matter of Britain - Themes and subjects, Matter of Britain - Legendary history of Britain, Matter of Britain - The Arthurian cycle, Matter of Britain - Characters and subjects, Matter of Britain - Legendary kings and founders, Matter of Britain - Arthur and his entourage, Matter of Britain - Knights of the Round Table, Matter of Britain - Other important figures, Matter of Britain - Noteworthy authors, Matter of Britain - Medieval, Matter of Britain - Modern, Matter of Britain - Anonymous, Matter of Britain - References and sources Read more here: » Matter of Britain: Encyclopedia II - Matter of Britain - Themes and subjects |
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| | | | | Greek literature: Encyclopedia II - Catalogue of Women - Title and date In antiquity the poem was also known as the Ehoiai (Greek: Ἠοῖαι or Ἠ' οἷαι; Latin: Eoeae, Ehoeae, Eoiae, etc.), from the formula ἠ' οἵη (e hoie), "Or such a woman as ...", which introduces new sections within the poem. The poem was also referred to in the plural as Catalogues of Women, but the singular is much more common.
Richard Janko's monumental survey of epic language suggests that the Catalogue is very early (Janko 1982: 85-7): roughly contemporary with Hesiod ...
See also:Catalogue of Women, Catalogue of Women - Title and date, Catalogue of Women - Fragmentary epic, Catalogue of Women - Content, Catalogue of Women - Reception and influence, Catalogue of Women - Bibliography, Catalogue of Women - Editions, Catalogue of Women - References Read more here: » Catalogue of Women: Encyclopedia II - Catalogue of Women - Title and date |
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| | | | | | | Greek literature: Encyclopedia II - Parody - Western origin In ancient Greek literature, a parody was a type of poem that imitated another poem's style. Indeed, the Greek roots of the word parody are par- ("beside" or "subsidiary") and -ody ("song", as in ode). Thus, the original Greek meant, roughly, "mock poem".
Roman writers explained parody as an imitation of one poet by another for humorous effect. In French Neo-classical literature, "parody" was also a type of poem where one work's style is ...
See also:Parody, Parody - Western origin, Parody - Use in classical music, Parody - English term, Parody - Alternate meaning, Parody - Film parodying film, Parody - Copyright issues, Parody - Examples, Parody - Historical examples, Parody - Contemporary examples Read more here: » Parody: Encyclopedia II - Parody - Western origin |
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| | | | | Greek literature: Encyclopedia II - Marcus Licinius Crassus - Early Life Marcus Licinius Crassus was the son of a former consul and censor, Publius Licinius Crassus Dives. He came from a respectable, well-established plebeian family. His father fought in the Social War under Lucius Julius Caesar III, grandfather of Mark Antony. Though his father had celebrated a triumph, Crassus grew up in a small house that was not only home to himself and his parents, but also to his two elder brothers and their families.
Although originally a supporter of Gaius Marius and his Populares party, Crassus's father fought aga ...
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| | | | | Greek literature: Encyclopedia II - Italian Renaissance - Origins
Italian Renaissance - Northern Italy in the High Middle Ages.
By the late Middle Ages, central and southern Italy, once the heartland of the Roman Empire, was far poorer than the north. Rome was a city largely in ruins, and the Papal States were a loosely administered region with little law and order. Partially because of this, the Papacy had relocated to Avignon, France. Naples, Sicily, and Sardinia h ...
See also:Italian Renaissance, Italian Renaissance - Origins, Italian Renaissance - Northern Italy in the High Middle Ages, Italian Renaissance - European economy, Italian Renaissance - Fourteenth-century collapse, Italian Renaissance - Development, Italian Renaissance - International relations, Italian Renaissance - Florence under the Medici, Italian Renaissance - Spread of the Renaissance, Italian Renaissance - Wider population, Italian Renaissance - End of the Italian Renaissance, Italian Renaissance - Culture, Italian Renaissance - Literature and poetry, Italian Renaissance - Science and philosophy, Italian Renaissance - Sculpture and painting, Italian Renaissance - Architecture, Italian Renaissance - Music, Italian Renaissance - Notes Read more here: » Italian Renaissance: Encyclopedia II - Italian Renaissance - Origins |
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