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Intelligent and assertive. Goldhill's idea is candidly expressed on page 156: "He [T.S. Eliot] knew how much classics matters to understanding Western tradition."
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Love, Sex & Tragedy : Why Classics Matters
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Simon Goldhill examines the most basic areas of our lives today, from marriage and sex to politics and entertainment. Whether we are falling in love or waging wars in the name of democracy, he reveals how Classical ideas continue to shape our behaviour and our attitudes in crucial ways. Full of surprising facts and startling stories, it will appeal to anyone interested in history and its influence on our lives. It is as wide-ranging as it is readable, with a brilliant cast of characters. Few books could bring together Freud, Plato, Queen Victoria, Romeo and Juliet, George W. Bush and Charles Atlas in this way. Inspiring, thought provoking and illuminating, LOVE, SEX & TRAGEDY shows again and again how and why the Romans and Greeks still matter.
352 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,2004
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352 pages, Paperback
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January 1, 2005 by John Murray
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9780719555459
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0719555450
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English
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Simon David Goldhil is Professor in Greek literature and culture and fellow and Director of Studies in Classics at King's College, Cambridge. He was previously Director of Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (CRASSH) at the University of Cambridge, succeeding Mary Jacobus in October 2011. He is best known for his work on Greek tragedy.
In 2009, he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2010, he was appointed as the John Harvard Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences at Cambridge, a research position held concurrently with his chair in Greek.
In 2016, he became a fellow of the British Academy. He is a member of the Council of the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the Board of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes, and is President of the European Institutes for Advanced Study (NetIAS).
Goldhill is a well-known lecturer and broadcaster and has appeared on television and radio in England, Australia, the United States and Canada. His books have been translated into ten languages, and he has been profiled by newspapers in Brazil, Australia and the Netherlands.
In 2009, he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2010, he was appointed as the John Harvard Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences at Cambridge, a research position held concurrently with his chair in Greek.
In 2016, he became a fellow of the British Academy. He is a member of the Council of the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the Board of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes, and is President of the European Institutes for Advanced Study (NetIAS).
Goldhill is a well-known lecturer and broadcaster and has appeared on television and radio in England, Australia, the United States and Canada. His books have been translated into ten languages, and he has been profiled by newspapers in Brazil, Australia and the Netherlands.
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certain parts of this book are so, so fascinating. i especially enjoyed the sections about romance, sex, and democracy
it was difficult to get through however because there was so much fluff. he says the same thing a million times in a row. it read like a persuasive essay that was trying to get the word count up. could have been cut down 50%
it was difficult to get through however because there was so much fluff. he says the same thing a million times in a row. it read like a persuasive essay that was trying to get the word count up. could have been cut down 50%
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An excellent essay for all Europeans who want to really know who we are, what we bealive or not, helps you think from where you start until your destination.
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I took a few breaks reading this book, which I inherited from my grandmother. This is definitely a book for non-classicists who want to learn more about the use of classics in the modern world. I found parts of the book fun and useful, and other parts a little boring. I would recommend for a newcomer interested in the effect of the ancient Mediterranean world on the modern western world.
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how does our history influence our present? surprise: in many ways and quite extensively!
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Although Goldhill is not a remarkable stylist, he nonetheless accomplishes the feat of showing how ancient Greek culture impacts contemporary culture in a few hundred pages.
Packed with historical facts and insightful connections, this book is widely recommendable for its presentation of high subject matter in easily readable prose.
Packed with historical facts and insightful connections, this book is widely recommendable for its presentation of high subject matter in easily readable prose.
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als ik het woord fallus nog één keer zie he.
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Bilgilendirici bir kitap olmuş..Atina dan başlayıp günümüze kadar ki gündelik yaşamdaki yaşam tarzlarını ve o zaman ki değerlerini anlatmış..Seks'ten Felsefe'ye,Demokrasi'den Romalılara,Gladyatörlerden savaşlara kadar enine boyuna ele almış tarihi..İdeal kadın ve erkek tarifleri detaylı şekilde yapılmış ve ilginç olan şey ise;Antik Yunanlılardaki tarif bugün dahi geçerliliğini hala koruyor modern dünyada.Kadın için; yumuşak ve gevşek,tüysüz ve cilveli.Her nekadar "demokrasi"nin doğduğu topraklar isede Kadın'a hiçbir hak verilmemiştir.
Platon ve Aristotales'in homoseksüelliğin aileye zarar verdiğini gösterdiğini ve bunu desteklemenin devletin işi olmadığını iddia etmişlerdir..
"Erkeklerin,kendlerine "Atina Vatandaşı" denmesinden gurur duyarken,kadınlar genellikle "Attica Kadını"olarak adlandırılır..Atina ismine dahi sahip değildiler..
Yunan aşkı'nı tanımlamak-erkeğin erkeğeduyduğu arzu,bunun gelenekleri ve uygulamaları...
Nietzche'nin de önceden sorduğu gibi,modern dünyadaki en şiddetli ve yıkıcı çatışmalar "fikirler arasındaki savaşlardır"
...yasalar,vatandaşın anası ve babasıdır..
"Romalılar döneminde,erkeğe ve kadına tecavüz bir nevi cezalandırma biçimi olarak algılanıyordu..
"Ereksiyon görmüş bir penis hiç şüphesiz Yunanlılarda bir bereket sembolü görülebilir....Penis sembol olarak kamu anıtları yapmak için kullanılırdı,kapı girişlerine ve kavşaklara konulurdu,kapı zili ve lamba olarak kullanılırdı antik çağda..Eros'un hernekadar "aşk tanrı"sı olanarak biliniyorsada aslında "arzu tanrı"sıymış..
Cicero"Eğer nereden geldiğinizi bilmiyorsanız,her zaman bir çocuk olarak kalacaksınız"
Seneca; "eşle bir aşık gibi sevişmek,zina kadar iğrençtir"
Platon ve Aristotales'in homoseksüelliğin aileye zarar verdiğini gösterdiğini ve bunu desteklemenin devletin işi olmadığını iddia etmişlerdir..
"Erkeklerin,kendlerine "Atina Vatandaşı" denmesinden gurur duyarken,kadınlar genellikle "Attica Kadını"olarak adlandırılır..Atina ismine dahi sahip değildiler..
Yunan aşkı'nı tanımlamak-erkeğin erkeğeduyduğu arzu,bunun gelenekleri ve uygulamaları...
Nietzche'nin de önceden sorduğu gibi,modern dünyadaki en şiddetli ve yıkıcı çatışmalar "fikirler arasındaki savaşlardır"
...yasalar,vatandaşın anası ve babasıdır..
"Romalılar döneminde,erkeğe ve kadına tecavüz bir nevi cezalandırma biçimi olarak algılanıyordu..
"Ereksiyon görmüş bir penis hiç şüphesiz Yunanlılarda bir bereket sembolü görülebilir....Penis sembol olarak kamu anıtları yapmak için kullanılırdı,kapı girişlerine ve kavşaklara konulurdu,kapı zili ve lamba olarak kullanılırdı antik çağda..Eros'un hernekadar "aşk tanrı"sı olanarak biliniyorsada aslında "arzu tanrı"sıymış..
Cicero"Eğer nereden geldiğinizi bilmiyorsanız,her zaman bir çocuk olarak kalacaksınız"
Seneca; "eşle bir aşık gibi sevişmek,zina kadar iğrençtir"
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