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Luck, Fate and Fortune: Antiquity and Its Legacy

Esther Eidinow
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Description:The impulse to try to anticipate the future, and make sense of apparently random events, is irrepressible. Why and how the ancient Greeks tried to foretell the outcome of the present is the subject of Esther EidinowOCOs lively appraisal, which explores the legacy of classical notions of luck, fate and fortune in our own era. Perhaps the most famous of all sites of prediction is the Oracle at Delphi. But the Delphic Oracle is only the best- known example of a physical landscape covered by oracular sanctuaries; while across the literary genres of antiquity there are myriad tales - such as that of doomed Oedipus - which wrestle with the cruel vicissitudes of fate and fortune. Exploring some of the key ideas of classical Greek culture that resonate with modern conceptions of destiny, Eidinow examines the ancientsOCO notion of luck as a means to explain daily experiences. Focusing on writers such as Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Demosthenes, the author shows how concepts of fate in antiquity changed over time, in response to social and political currents. She draws too on modern cultural texts like Terminator 2 and Lawrence of Arabia, demonstrating how the recurring questions 'what if?' and 'why me?' are fundamental to the human relationship with an uncertain future, whether it be in the ancient past or the present day.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Luck, Fate and Fortune: Antiquity and Its Legacy. To get started finding Luck, Fate and Fortune: Antiquity and Its Legacy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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222
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Publisher
I. B. Tauris & Company
Release
2014
ISBN
085771953X

Luck, Fate and Fortune: Antiquity and Its Legacy

Esther Eidinow
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
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Description: The impulse to try to anticipate the future, and make sense of apparently random events, is irrepressible. Why and how the ancient Greeks tried to foretell the outcome of the present is the subject of Esther EidinowOCOs lively appraisal, which explores the legacy of classical notions of luck, fate and fortune in our own era. Perhaps the most famous of all sites of prediction is the Oracle at Delphi. But the Delphic Oracle is only the best- known example of a physical landscape covered by oracular sanctuaries; while across the literary genres of antiquity there are myriad tales - such as that of doomed Oedipus - which wrestle with the cruel vicissitudes of fate and fortune. Exploring some of the key ideas of classical Greek culture that resonate with modern conceptions of destiny, Eidinow examines the ancientsOCO notion of luck as a means to explain daily experiences. Focusing on writers such as Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Demosthenes, the author shows how concepts of fate in antiquity changed over time, in response to social and political currents. She draws too on modern cultural texts like Terminator 2 and Lawrence of Arabia, demonstrating how the recurring questions 'what if?' and 'why me?' are fundamental to the human relationship with an uncertain future, whether it be in the ancient past or the present day.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Luck, Fate and Fortune: Antiquity and Its Legacy. To get started finding Luck, Fate and Fortune: Antiquity and Its Legacy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
222
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
I. B. Tauris & Company
Release
2014
ISBN
085771953X

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