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Rethinking the other in antiquity, Erich S. Gruen
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- Summary
- Prevalent among classicists today is the notion that Greeks, Romans, and Jews enhanced their own self-perception by contrasting themselves with the so-called Other--Egyptians, Phoenicians, Ethiopians, Gauls, and other foreigners--frequently through hostile stereotypes, distortions, and caricature. In this provocative book, Erich Gruen demonstrates how the ancients found connections rather than contrasts, how they expressed admiration for the achievements and principles of other societies, and how they discerned--and even invented--kinship relations and shared roots with diverse peoples. Gruen shows how the ancients incorporated the traditions of foreign nations, and imagined blood ties and associations with distant cultures through myth, legend, and fictive histories. He looks at a host of creative tales, including those describing the founding of Thebes by the Phoenician Cadmus, Rom's embrace of Trjoan and Arcadian origins, and Abraham as ancestor to the Spartans. Gruen gives in-depth readings of major texts by Aeschylus, Herodotus, Xenophon, Plutarch, Julius Caesar, Tacitus, and others, in addition to portions of the Hebrew Bible, revealing how they offer richly nuanced portraits of the alien that go well beyond stereotypes and caricature
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 415 pages)
- Contents
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- Cover
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- PART I. IMPRESSIONS OF THE "OTHER"
- CHAPTER ONE: Persia in the Greek Perception
- Aeschylus' Persae
- Herodotus
- Some Visual Representations
- CHAPTER TWO: Persia in the Greek Perception
- Xenophon's Cyropaedia
- Alexander and the Persians
- CHAPTER THREE: Egypt in the Classical Imagination
- Herodotus
- Diodorus
- Assorted Assessments
- Plutarch
- CHAPTER FOUR: Punica Fides
- The Hellenic Backdrop
- In the Shadow of the Punic Wars
- The Manipulation of the Image
- The Enhancement of the Image
- CHAPTER FIVE: Caesar on the Gauls
- Prior Portraits
- The Caesarian Rendering
- CHAPTER SIX: Tacitus on the Germans
- Germans and Romans
- Interpretatio Romana?
- CHAPTER SEVEN: Tacitus and the Defamation of the Jews
- The Question
- Tacitean Irony
- CHAPTER EIGHT: People of Color
- Textual Images
- Visual Images
- PART II. CONNECTIONS WITH THE "OTHER"
- CHAPTER NINE: Foundation Legends
- Foundation Tales as Cultural Thievery
- Pelops
- Danaus
- Cadmus
- Athenians and Pelasgians
- Rome, Troy, and Arcadia
- Israel's Fictive Founders
- CHAPTER TEN: Fictitious Kinships
- Perseus as Multiculturalist
- Athens and Egypt
- The Legend of Nectanebos
- Numidians and the Near East
- CHAPTER ELEVEN: Fictitious Kinships
- The Separatist Impression
- The Bible's Other Side
- Ishmaelites and Arabs
- Jews and Greeks as Kinsmen
- CHAPTER TWELVE: Cultural Interlockings and Overlappings
- Jews and Greeks as Philosophers
- Jewish Presentations of Gentiles
- Phoenicians and Greeks
- Roman Adaptation and Appropriation
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of Citations
- Subject Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
- Isbn
- 9781282936492
- Label
- Rethinking the other in antiquity
- Title
- Rethinking the other in antiquity
- Statement of responsibility
- Erich S. Gruen
- Subject
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- Aliens -- Public opinion
- Aliens -- Rome -- Public opinion | History
- Aliens | Greece | Public opinion | History | To 1500
- Aliens | Rome | Public opinion | History
- Beeldvorming
- Civilization -- Foreign influences
- Civilization, Classical
- Civilization, Classical
- Culture conflict
- Culture conflict -- History
- Culture conflict | History
- Culturele invloeden
- De ander
- Electronic books
- Etnicitet -- Grekland -- antiken
- Fremder
- Greece
- Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C. -- Foreign influences
- Greece | Civilization | To 146 B.C. | Foreign influences
- Greeks -- Attitudes | History -- To 1500
- Greeks | Attitudes | History | To 1500
- Griechenland (Altertum)
- HISTORY -- Social History
- History
- JSTOR-DDA
- Klassieke oudheid
- Kulturkonflikt
- Middellandse-Zeegebied
- Multi-User.
- Noncitizens
- Romans -- Attitudes | History -- To 1500
- Romans | Attitudes | History | To 1500
- Rome (Empire)
- Rome -- Civilization | Foreign influences
- Rome | Civilization | Foreign influences
- Römisches Reich
- Släktskapsförhållanden -- politiska aspekter -- antiken
- To 1500
- étranger -- Juif | relations culturelles -- Antiquité
- étranger -- image -- Grèce antique
- étranger -- image -- Rome
- étranger -- relations culturelles -- Grèce antique
- étranger -- relations culturelles -- Rome
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology
- Aliens -- Greece -- Public opinion | History -- To 1500
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Prevalent among classicists today is the notion that Greeks, Romans, and Jews enhanced their own self-perception by contrasting themselves with the so-called Other--Egyptians, Phoenicians, Ethiopians, Gauls, and other foreigners--frequently through hostile stereotypes, distortions, and caricature. In this provocative book, Erich Gruen demonstrates how the ancients found connections rather than contrasts, how they expressed admiration for the achievements and principles of other societies, and how they discerned--and even invented--kinship relations and shared roots with diverse peoples. Gruen shows how the ancients incorporated the traditions of foreign nations, and imagined blood ties and associations with distant cultures through myth, legend, and fictive histories. He looks at a host of creative tales, including those describing the founding of Thebes by the Phoenician Cadmus, Rom's embrace of Trjoan and Arcadian origins, and Abraham as ancestor to the Spartans. Gruen gives in-depth readings of major texts by Aeschylus, Herodotus, Xenophon, Plutarch, Julius Caesar, Tacitus, and others, in addition to portions of the Hebrew Bible, revealing how they offer richly nuanced portraits of the alien that go well beyond stereotypes and caricature
- Cataloging source
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- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gruen, Erich S
- Dewey number
- 930.1
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- CB251
- LC item number
- .G78 2011eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Martin classical lectures
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- Greeks
- Romans
- Aliens
- Aliens
- Greece
- Rome
- Culture conflict
- Civilization, Classical
- Noncitizens
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- HISTORY
- Aliens
- Civilization, Classical
- Civilization
- Culture conflict
- Greece
- Rome (Empire)
- De ander
- Klassieke oudheid
- Culturele invloeden
- Beeldvorming
- Middellandse-Zeegebied
- Fremder
- Kulturkonflikt
- Griechenland (Altertum)
- Römisches Reich
- étranger
- étranger
- étranger
- étranger
- étranger
- Släktskapsförhållanden
- Etnicitet
- Label
- Rethinking the other in antiquity, Erich S. Gruen
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- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-384) and indexes
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- Contents
- Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I. IMPRESSIONS OF THE "OTHER" -- CHAPTER ONE: Persia in the Greek Perception -- Aeschylus' Persae -- Herodotus -- Some Visual Representations -- CHAPTER TWO: Persia in the Greek Perception -- Xenophon's Cyropaedia -- Alexander and the Persians -- CHAPTER THREE: Egypt in the Classical Imagination -- Herodotus -- Diodorus -- Assorted Assessments -- Plutarch -- CHAPTER FOUR: Punica Fides -- The Hellenic Backdrop -- In the Shadow of the Punic Wars -- The Manipulation of the Image -- The Enhancement of the Image -- CHAPTER FIVE: Caesar on the Gauls -- Prior Portraits -- The Caesarian Rendering -- CHAPTER SIX: Tacitus on the Germans -- Germans and Romans -- Interpretatio Romana? -- CHAPTER SEVEN: Tacitus and the Defamation of the Jews -- The Question -- Tacitean Irony -- CHAPTER EIGHT: People of Color -- Textual Images -- Visual Images -- PART II. CONNECTIONS WITH THE "OTHER" -- CHAPTER NINE: Foundation Legends -- Foundation Tales as Cultural Thievery -- Pelops -- Danaus -- Cadmus -- Athenians and Pelasgians -- Rome, Troy, and Arcadia -- Israel's Fictive Founders -- CHAPTER TEN: Fictitious Kinships -- Perseus as Multiculturalist -- Athens and Egypt -- The Legend of Nectanebos -- Numidians and the Near East -- CHAPTER ELEVEN: Fictitious Kinships -- The Separatist Impression -- The Bible's Other Side -- Ishmaelites and Arabs -- Jews and Greeks as Kinsmen -- CHAPTER TWELVE: Cultural Interlockings and Overlappings -- Jews and Greeks as Philosophers -- Jewish Presentations of Gentiles -- Phoenicians and Greeks -- Roman Adaptation and Appropriation -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Citations -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z
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- 703155982
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 415 pages)
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- Rethinking the other in antiquity, Erich S. Gruen
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-384) and indexes
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
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- multicolored
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- Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I. IMPRESSIONS OF THE "OTHER" -- CHAPTER ONE: Persia in the Greek Perception -- Aeschylus' Persae -- Herodotus -- Some Visual Representations -- CHAPTER TWO: Persia in the Greek Perception -- Xenophon's Cyropaedia -- Alexander and the Persians -- CHAPTER THREE: Egypt in the Classical Imagination -- Herodotus -- Diodorus -- Assorted Assessments -- Plutarch -- CHAPTER FOUR: Punica Fides -- The Hellenic Backdrop -- In the Shadow of the Punic Wars -- The Manipulation of the Image -- The Enhancement of the Image -- CHAPTER FIVE: Caesar on the Gauls -- Prior Portraits -- The Caesarian Rendering -- CHAPTER SIX: Tacitus on the Germans -- Germans and Romans -- Interpretatio Romana? -- CHAPTER SEVEN: Tacitus and the Defamation of the Jews -- The Question -- Tacitean Irony -- CHAPTER EIGHT: People of Color -- Textual Images -- Visual Images -- PART II. CONNECTIONS WITH THE "OTHER" -- CHAPTER NINE: Foundation Legends -- Foundation Tales as Cultural Thievery -- Pelops -- Danaus -- Cadmus -- Athenians and Pelasgians -- Rome, Troy, and Arcadia -- Israel's Fictive Founders -- CHAPTER TEN: Fictitious Kinships -- Perseus as Multiculturalist -- Athens and Egypt -- The Legend of Nectanebos -- Numidians and the Near East -- CHAPTER ELEVEN: Fictitious Kinships -- The Separatist Impression -- The Bible's Other Side -- Ishmaelites and Arabs -- Jews and Greeks as Kinsmen -- CHAPTER TWELVE: Cultural Interlockings and Overlappings -- Jews and Greeks as Philosophers -- Jewish Presentations of Gentiles -- Phoenicians and Greeks -- Roman Adaptation and Appropriation -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Citations -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z
- Control code
- 703155982
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 415 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781282936492
- Lccn
- 2010014739
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
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- rdamedia
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- c
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- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)703155982
Subject
- Aliens -- Public opinion
- Aliens -- Rome -- Public opinion | History
- Aliens | Greece | Public opinion | History | To 1500
- Aliens | Rome | Public opinion | History
- Beeldvorming
- Civilization -- Foreign influences
- Civilization, Classical
- Civilization, Classical
- Culture conflict
- Culture conflict -- History
- Culture conflict | History
- Culturele invloeden
- De ander
- Electronic books
- Etnicitet -- Grekland -- antiken
- Fremder
- Greece
- Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C. -- Foreign influences
- Greece | Civilization | To 146 B.C. | Foreign influences
- Greeks -- Attitudes | History -- To 1500
- Greeks | Attitudes | History | To 1500
- Griechenland (Altertum)
- HISTORY -- Social History
- History
- JSTOR-DDA
- Klassieke oudheid
- Kulturkonflikt
- Middellandse-Zeegebied
- Multi-User.
- Noncitizens
- Romans -- Attitudes | History -- To 1500
- Romans | Attitudes | History | To 1500
- Rome (Empire)
- Rome -- Civilization | Foreign influences
- Rome | Civilization | Foreign influences
- Römisches Reich
- Släktskapsförhållanden -- politiska aspekter -- antiken
- To 1500
- étranger -- Juif | relations culturelles -- Antiquité
- étranger -- image -- Grèce antique
- étranger -- image -- Rome
- étranger -- relations culturelles -- Grèce antique
- étranger -- relations culturelles -- Rome
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology
- Aliens -- Greece -- Public opinion | History -- To 1500
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