10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AGON»
Discover the use of
agon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
agon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Entering the
Agon : Dissent and Authority in Homer, ...
This book investigates one of the most characteristic and prominent features of ancient Greek literature - the scene of debate or agon, in which with varying degrees of formality characters square up to each other and engage in a contest of ...
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Agon: towards a theory of revisionism
Critical essays examine the works of a wide range of authors, including Walt Whitman, Sigmund Freud, Hart Crane, and Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ten papers, from a conference held at Ohio State University in 1997, reconsider Greek experience and its lessons for later cultures from a variety of perspectives.
Jóhann Páll Árnason, Peter Murphy, 2001
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Socratic Charis: Philosophy Without the
Agon
This work offers an evaluation of Plato's portrayal of “Socrates” in relation to models of the ancient Greek “agon”, oral poetic performance, and the practices of “xenia”.
Lisa Atwood Wilkinson, 2013
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The
Agon of Modernism: Wyndham Lewis's Allegories, ...
"Lewis's political writings present ambiguities: his stated belief in the autonomy of art from life is contradicted by other statements he made and by his critical analyses of writers; and his political writings blur any a priori generic ...
* All Greek transliterated Michael Lloyd offers a general account of the agon, or formal debate, in Euripides, and examines interpretations of the more important agones, giving special attention to their dramatic context and function.
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Paul and the
Agon Motif: Traditional Athletic Imagery in the ...
A decided hellenisation of the Christian Agon of faith can be detected especially
in the writings of Chrysostom and Gregory of Nazianzus.2 Both show a return to
the Stoic features of the Agon against the passions in the pursuit of virtue. This is
...
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The myth of Apollo and Daphne from Ovid to Quevedo: love, ...
The Myth of Apollo and Daphne focuses on the themes of love, agon, and the grotesque and their transformations as the writers, through a kind of artificial mythopoeia, invent variants for the tale, altering the ancient model to create their ...
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The Cambridge Introduction to Narrative
Chapter. 5. Closure. Conflict: the. agon. If, with its immense rhetorical resources,
narrative is an instrument of power, it is often about power as well. This is
because, in almost every narrative of any interest, there is a conflict in which
power is at ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AGON»
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agon is used in the context of the following news items.
Boise Hawks' new owners hope to build multi-use development
The Boise Hawks' new ownership group, Agon Sports and Entertainment, came into Boise last fall well aware of the club's desire for a new ... «The Idaho Statesman, Jul 15»
'Digital and beauty are the perfect match' – L'Oréal CEO Jean-Paul …
Jean-Paul Agon: We're very lucky because digital and beauty are the perfect match. Our industry is the one benefiting most from this new digital ... «The Drum, Jul 15»
Clergy column: God is more than enough
These were also “agonistic” cultures (from the Greek word agon, for a competition, like a wrestling match). There was no such thing as a middle ... «Centre Daily Times, Jun 15»
Kennedy Lohman Commits to Arizona
Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more ... «Swimming World Magazine, Jun 15»
Wisconsin-Milwaukee Swimming and Diving Adds Eight
Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more ... «Swimming World Magazine, Jun 15»
Benin's new French-born premier sets the record straight
Benin's new French-born premier sets the record straight. AFP. By Benjamin Agon June 23, 2015 2:31 PM. · · · · Content preferences ... «Yahoo News, Jun 15»
Hulk, Silver Surfer & More: 5 Most Powerful Beings in Marvel!
Born Blackagar Boltagon, son of Agon and Rynda, two of the Inhuman's greatest geneticists. His power far exceeded most of the citizens of ... «moviepilot.com, Jun 15»
SC Supreme Court: Project Jackson upheld, open-meeting laws …
Jeff Eiseman, president of the Green-Jackets and team owner Agon Sports and Entertainment, said the ruling allows the team to open its 2017 ... «Columbia County News Times, Jun 15»
Duke Welcomes Transfer Anna Quinn to Women's Team
Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more ... «Swimming World Magazine, Jun 15»
Boise Hawks won't broadcast games on the radio this season
Jeff Eiseman, president of Agon Sports & Entertainment, said with more than $500,000 sunk into improvements at Memorial Stadium, a radio ... «The Idaho Statesman, Jun 15»
