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Sto caricando le informazioni... Haunted Greece and Rome: Ghost Stories from Classical Antiquitydi D. Felton
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. This was a fascinating treatise on the role of ghost stories, specifically haunted houses, in the literature and culture of the Ancient Greek and Roman cultures, and how such lore effected later Western concepts of ghosts and hauntings. Felton delves into the classical literature to explore how these elements originated. Focusing on the specific examples of stories surviving from the works of three classical authors, Plautus, Pliny, and Lucian; each story illustrates tropes that remain familiar to the modern reader; rattling chains, secret murders, and even an element of the tongue in cheek in ghost stories. I loved learning about as a student of Latin, I also found the discussion of the numerous synonyms and names for ghosts, spirits, hauntings, and other spooky things to be particularly interesting. All in all, Felton's study is extremely informative on the history of the ghost story, and her evocative writing makes even the driest topic of folklore shine. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Stories of ghostly spirits who return to this world to warn of danger, to prophesy, to take revenge, to request proper burial, or to comfort the living fascinated people in ancient times just as they do today. In this innovative, interdisciplinary study, the author combines a modern folkloric perspective with literary analysis of ghost stories from classical antiquity to shed new light on the stories' folk roots. The author begins by examining ancient Greek and Roman beliefs about death and the departed and the various kinds of ghost stories which arose from these beliefs. She then focuses on the longer stories of Plautus, Pliny, and Lucian, which concern haunted houses. Her analysis illuminates the oral and literary transmission and adaptation of folkloric motifs and the development of the ghost story as a literary form. In her concluding chapter, the author also traces the influence of ancient ghost stories on modern ghost story writers, a topic that will interest all readers and scholars of tales of hauntings. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)880.09Literature Greek and other Classical languages Greek literature Classic literature study and criticismClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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