Andreia : studies in manliness and courage in classical antiquity /
This volume examines the use of a central concept in the self-definition of any Greek speaking male: Andreia , the notion of courage and manliness. The nature and use of value terms quickly leads the researcher to core issues of cultural identity: through a combination of lexical or semantic and con...
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,Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2003.
Series:
Mnemosyne, Supplements
238.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 204-407, ISBN: 9789004322288.
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Call Number: PA430.A53 A53 2003eb
Summary: | This volume examines the use of a central concept in the self-definition of any Greek speaking male: Andreia , the notion of courage and manliness. The nature and use of value terms quickly leads the researcher to core issues of cultural identity: through a combination of lexical or semantic and conceptual studies the discourse of manliness and its role in the construction of social order is studied, in a variety of authors, genres, and communicative situations. This book is of interest to students of the classical world, the history of values, gender studies, and cultural historians. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (359 pages) : illustrations. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9789047400738 |
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