10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TETRALOGIES»
Discover the use of
tetralogies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
tetralogies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Significance of Neoplatonism
1 8 Al-Nadim's epitome of Theon is abbreviated and sometimes confused, but if
this passage is sound, Theon not only thought of the tetralogies as a reading
order, but also believed that the tetralogical principle had the authority of Plato ...
ancient corpus. Three of these (1, 5, 6) were written for actual trials and are
generally accepted as authentic. The manuscripts also preserve three
Tetralogies (2, 3, 4),4 and we have titles and fragments of twenty other works,
including ...
3
Signs of Orality: The Oral Tradition and Its Influence in ...
In terms of the differences noted above between Helen and the Second Tetralogy
, we may observe that the court speeches use more signposts than the
Tetralogies,4^ tend to use more paratactic style and more normal word order, and
have ...
4
The Oxford Handbook of Plato
These two planned tetralogies do not show that all the dialogues were intended
to belong to tetralogies. The evidence—or apparent evidence—of Plato's interest
in tetralogies may have encouraged later readers and editors to arrange all the ...
5
Antiphon the Athenian: Oratory, Law, and Justice in the Age ...
We have no external evidence that the Tetralogies were primarily intended to be
read, but such a purpose could account for the greater complexity of both their
syntax and their argument, as well as for other stylistic differences that have been
...
6
Collected Papers: (1962 - 1999)
Even if the tetralogies went back to Arcesilaus, however, there would be no
compelling reason to connect the question of the reliability of our text of the
genuinely Platonic dialogues with the unreliability of the tetralogies concerning
the ...
7
Rethinking Plato: A Cartesian Quest for the Real Plato
Diogenes (Lives 3.56) reports Thrasyllus as taking no credit for the arrangement
in tetralogies, giving none to anyone else, and claiming instead that Plato's
original output was already laid out as such. This would mean that the tetralogical
...
8
Prolegomena: Questions to Be Settled Before the Study of an ...
Diogenes says the Platonic tetralogies were his model, and as we have seen
there are specific reasons for this ordering in the case of Plato's works. These are
lacking in Democritus' case. At D.L. IX 45 we may observe the use of the key-
word ...
9
Psyche: The Cult of Souls and the Belief in Immortality ...
176, as to the genuineness of the Tetralogies traditionally ascribed to Antiphon. I
have extimined more carefully the well-known linguistic variations between the
Tetralogies and speeches i, v, and vi of Antiphon, and also the recently noticed ...
10
Plato, and the Other Companions of Sokrates
Trilogies — sometimes in batches of four, or Tetralogies, three tragedies, along
with a satirical piece as accompaniment. Because the dramatic writer brought
forth four pieces at a birth, it was assumed as likely that Plato would publish four ...
9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TETRALOGIES»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
tetralogies is used in the context of the following news items.
The Flying Dutchman review – Opera North's perfect theatrical storm
To describe the company's concert-hall Ring cycle – for which complete tetralogies are scheduled next year – as “semi-staged” seems a major injustice. Rather it ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
The Four Marys: A Quartet of Contemporary Folk Tales by Jean …
Tetralogies can be lopsided, as proved here. The first three stories are merely very good, the titular fourth tale is superb. In it, the plates of myth and legend move ... «The Skinny, Jun 14»
For Matthew Amendt in 'Henry IV,' his character, Prince Hal, has …
... suggested parallels between Shakespeare's history tetralogies and the works of August Wilson; and confessed to having written a play about Aristophanes. «Washington Post, Apr 14»
“Roth Unbound”: The author as literary hero, despite a checkered past
... works into trilogies and tetralogies, into “Zuckerman books” or “Roth books,” betrays an artist deeply invested in structuring readers' responses to his oeuvre. «Salon, Oct 13»
10: Best Tetralogies
Sometime during the late evening hours in Las Vegas on Saturday, Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez will complete a relative ring rarity – a tetralogy. «Crave Online, Dec 12»
Terry Brooks' 'Shannara' Book Series is Headed for Television
Moreover, over the past 25 years, Brooks has written more than half a dozen Shannara trilogies, duologies, and tetralogies – that's to say: there's no shortage of ... «Screen Rant, Sep 12»
Orson Scott Card
It's the only other book in Card's two major tetralogies—the Enderverse and the Bean Quartet—to utilize the Battle Room as skillfully as Ender's Game. «A.V. Club DC, Mar 12»
Cricket's new boundaries
The challenge of a Viv, a Khan, a Vaughan is surely pretty tame for a tongue trained now on tetralogies and polysyllabic eulogies? And as many cricket-lovers ... «BBC News, Oct 10»
7 Reasons Why Scifi Book Series Outstay Their Welcomes
Click to viewWhy do so many amazing novels sprawl into so-so trilogies? Let alone blah tetralogies, or dull ten-book series? Blame "Herbert's Syndrome," in ... «io9, May 08»
