Carman Romano

Theologies of Fear in Early Greek Epic (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the theological significance of horror elements in the works of Hesiod and in the Homeric Hymns for the characters within these poems, the mortal audience consuming them, and the poet responsible for mythopoesis.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040131718
• Artikelnr.: 72280558

Autorenporträt

Carman Romano is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Bryn Mawr College in the Department of Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies. She is a scholar of the imagination, especially as it is articulated in ancient poetry. Her recent research explores how Greek poets led their audiences to conceptualize supernatural entities.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to Chapters 1 and 2 1. "Stupid ... and Thoughtless to Foresee Their Lot": The Horror of Epiphany 2. "Evil for Men": (Dis)Orienting the Cosmos in Hesiod Introduction to Chapters 3, 4, and 5 3. "Blessed is He Whom They Love": Past and Present in the Homeric Hymns 4. "Few Men Know": Advice for the Cosmically Horrified 5. "In Whom do You Most Delight?": The Privilege of the Poet Epilogue: "Ruin ... that there Might be a Song for Those Yet to be Born": Homer, Heroes, and Gods

Rezensionen

"Carman Romano makes a compelling case for the importance of an overlooked aspect of archaic Greek aesthetics: a sense of horror in the face of the divine." -William Brockliss, University of Wisconsin-Madison