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Warriors' Wives

Ancient Greek Myth and Modern Experience

by Dr Emma Bridges ...

"This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. It is free to read at [Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations." Epic poetry and tragic drama provide us with some of the richest ancient Greek depictions of women who are married to soldiers. In tales of the Trojan War, as told by ... Read more

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"This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. It is free to read at [Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations." Epic poetry and tragic drama provide us with some of the richest ancient Greek depictions of women who are married to soldiers. In tales of the Trojan War, as told by
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Smudge-Shine Stables

by Emma Bridge ...

Down in a valley between two hills deep in the countryside there is a small stable: Smudge-Shine Stables. Now Smudge-Shine was a very special stables because it was home to lots of different ponies and horses that needed to be kept safe because there were not many left in the world. In the biggest field at the stables were five friends. Oats the Clydesdale, Sugar the Shire, Buzby the Dartmoor Pony ... Read more

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Down in a valley between two hills deep in the countryside there is a small stable: Smudge-Shine Stables. Now Smudge-Shine was a very special stables because it was home to lots of different ponies and horses that needed to be kept safe because there were not many left in the world. In the biggest field at the stables were five friends. Oats the Clydesdale, Sugar the Shire, Buzby the Dartmoor Pony
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Imagining Xerxes

Ancient Perspectives on a Persian King

by Emma Bridges ...

Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception
Xerxes, the Persian king who invaded Greece in 480 BC, quickly earned a notoriety that endured throughout antiquity and beyond. The Greeks' historical encounter with this eastern king – which resulted, against overwhelming odds, in the defeat of the Persian army – has inspired a series of literary responses to Xerxes in which he is variously portrayed as the archetypal destructive and enslaving ... Read more

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Xerxes, the Persian king who invaded Greece in 480 BC, quickly earned a notoriety that endured throughout antiquity and beyond. The Greeks' historical encounter with this eastern king – which resulted, against overwhelming odds, in the defeat of the Persian army – has inspired a series of literary responses to Xerxes in which he is variously portrayed as the archetypal destructive and enslaving
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Warriors' Wives

Ancient Greek Myth and Modern Experience

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Epic poetry and tragic drama provide us with some of the richest ancient Greek depictions of women who are married to soldiers. In tales of the Trojan War, as told by Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, we encounter these mythical warriors' wives: Penelope, isolated but resourceful as she awaits the return of Odysseus after his lengthy absence; the war widow Andromache, enslaved and ... Read more

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Epic poetry and tragic drama provide us with some of the richest ancient Greek depictions of women who are married to soldiers. In tales of the Trojan War, as told by Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, we encounter these mythical warriors' wives: Penelope, isolated but resourceful as she awaits the return of Odysseus after his lengthy absence; the war widow Andromache, enslaved and
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Odysseus in America

Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming

by Jonathan Shay, M.D. ...

In this ambitious follow-up to Achilles in Vietnam, Dr. Jonathan Shay uses the Odyssey, the story of a soldier's homecoming, to illuminate the pitfalls that trap many veterans on the road back to civilian life.Seamlessly combining important psychological work and brilliant literary interpretation with an impassioned plea to renovate American military institutions, Shay deepens our understanding of ... Read more

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In this ambitious follow-up to Achilles in Vietnam, Dr. Jonathan Shay uses the Odyssey, the story of a soldier's homecoming, to illuminate the pitfalls that trap many veterans on the road back to civilian life.Seamlessly combining important psychological work and brilliant literary interpretation with an impassioned plea to renovate American military institutions, Shay deepens our understanding of
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How to Think like Shakespeare

Lessons from a Renaissance Education

by Scott Newstok ...

Series series Skills for Scholars
A lively and engaging guide to vital habits of mind that can help you think more deeply, write more effectively, and learn more joyfullyHow to Think like Shakespeare is a brilliantly fun exploration of the craft of thought—one that demonstrates what we’ve lost in education today, and how we might begin to recover it. In fourteen brief chapters that draw from Shakespeare’s world and works, and from ... Read more

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A lively and engaging guide to vital habits of mind that can help you think more deeply, write more effectively, and learn more joyfullyHow to Think like Shakespeare is a brilliantly fun exploration of the craft of thought—one that demonstrates what we’ve lost in education today, and how we might begin to recover it. In fourteen brief chapters that draw from Shakespeare’s world and works, and from
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Enraged

Why Violent Times Need Ancient Greek Myths

by Emily Katz Anhalt ...

"Anhalt's contribution is building an overarching narrative of how the Greeks engaged problems of anger—problems that continue to provoke."— ChoiceMillennia ago, Greek myths exposed the dangers of violent rage and the need for empathy and self-restraint. Homer's Iliad, Euripides' Hecuba, and Sophocles' Ajax show that anger and vengeance destroy perpetrators and victims alike. Composed before and ... Read more

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"Anhalt's contribution is building an overarching narrative of how the Greeks engaged problems of anger—problems that continue to provoke."— ChoiceMillennia ago, Greek myths exposed the dangers of violent rage and the need for empathy and self-restraint. Homer's Iliad, Euripides' Hecuba, and Sophocles' Ajax show that anger and vengeance destroy perpetrators and victims alike. Composed before and
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Homer

by Barbara Graziosi ...

Homer's mythological tales of war and homecoming, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are considered to be two of the most influential works in the history of Western literature. Yet their author, 'the greatest poet that ever lived' is something of a mystery. By the 6th century BCE, Homer had already become a mythical figure, and even today the debate continues as to whether he ever existed. Barbara ... Read more

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Homer's mythological tales of war and homecoming, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are considered to be two of the most influential works in the history of Western literature. Yet their author, 'the greatest poet that ever lived' is something of a mystery. By the 6th century BCE, Homer had already become a mythical figure, and even today the debate continues as to whether he ever existed. Barbara
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Othello

Critical Essays

Edited by Philip Kolin ...

Series series Shakespeare Criticism
Including twenty-one groundbreaking chapters that examine one of Shakespeare's most complex tragedies. *Othello:*Critical Essays explores issues of friendship and fealty, love and betrayal, race and gender issues, and much more. ... Read more

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Including twenty-one groundbreaking chapters that examine one of Shakespeare's most complex tragedies. *Othello:*Critical Essays explores issues of friendship and fealty, love and betrayal, race and gender issues, and much more.
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Becoming Achilles

Child-sacrifice, War, and Misrule in the lliad and Beyond

by Richard Kerr Holway ...

Series series Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Viewing the Iliad and myth through the lens of modern psychology, in Becoming Achilles: Child-Sacrifice, War, and Misrule in the Iliad and Beyond,Richard Holway shows how the epic underwrites individual and communal catharsis and denial. Sacrificial childrearing generates but also threatens agonistic, glory-seeking ancient Greek cultures. Not only aggression but knowledge of sacrificial parenting ... Read more

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Viewing the Iliad and myth through the lens of modern psychology, in Becoming Achilles: Child-Sacrifice, War, and Misrule in the Iliad and Beyond,Richard Holway shows how the epic underwrites individual and communal catharsis and denial. Sacrificial childrearing generates but also threatens agonistic, glory-seeking ancient Greek cultures. Not only aggression but knowledge of sacrificial parenting
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Wicked Chief Squirrel, a Short Story for 9 year old children

by Carine Marius ...

A short story for 9 year old children about how to be nice, kind and generous to others.The Wicked Chief Squirrel of the Nutty Kingdom is in charge of the storage of the nut reserve for the winter.She is a wicked chief squirrel but the kind chief squirrel and the wise chief squirrels will put a stop to such behaviour. They will stand up for the workers of the Nutty kingdom. ... Read more

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A short story for 9 year old children about how to be nice, kind and generous to others.The Wicked Chief Squirrel of the Nutty Kingdom is in charge of the storage of the nut reserve for the winter.She is a wicked chief squirrel but the kind chief squirrel and the wise chief squirrels will put a stop to such behaviour. They will stand up for the workers of the Nutty kingdom.
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The Cambridge Companion to Homer

Edited by Robert Fowler ...

Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
The Cambridge Companion to Homer is a guide to the essential aspects of Homeric criticism and scholarship, including the reception of the poems in ancient and modern times. Written by an international team of scholars, it is intended to be the first port of call for students at all levels, with introductions to important subjects and suggestions for further exploration. Alongside traditional ... Read more

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The Cambridge Companion to Homer is a guide to the essential aspects of Homeric criticism and scholarship, including the reception of the poems in ancient and modern times. Written by an international team of scholars, it is intended to be the first port of call for students at all levels, with introductions to important subjects and suggestions for further exploration. Alongside traditional
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