Karen Bassi
Biographic Data
| ID | 1375974 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Bassi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Bassi |
| SIGNATURE | BASSI K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Tragedy, education, democracy
Fading into the Future
Traces of the Past
What are we doing when we walk into an archaeological museum or onto an archaeological site? What do the objects and features we encounter in these unique places mean and, more specifically, how do they convey to us something about the beliefs and activities of formerly living humans? In short, how do visible remains and ruins in the present give meaning to the human past? Karen Bassi addresses these questions through detailed close readings of c…
Homer’s Achaean wall and the hypothetical past
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Croesus’ Offerings and the Value of the Past in Herodotus’ Histories
This chapter explores the relationship between visible evidence and the value of the past in Herodotus' Histories . The discussion is framed by the temporal dimension of physical objects and architectural features in Herodotus' narrative and, by extension, in the writing of history more generally. Beginning with Herodotus' intention to insure that 'the past deeds of men may not fade with time' this definition of the past is explored in the relati…
The Ancient Dancer in the Modern World
Perhaps the best-known dancer from Greek antiquity is Hippocleides, who was a suitor for the hand of the daughter of Cleisthenes, the tyrant of Sicyon in the sixth century BCE. According to Herodotus, Hippocleides was “the most outstanding man in Athens for his wealth and good looks,” and Cleisthenes preferred him for his son-in-law “because of his courage” (or “manly virtue,” andragathiê ) and because he was related to the Cypselidae of Corinth …
Things of the Past
Things of the Past:Objects and Time in Greek Narrative Karen Bassi I. Seeing the Past Wolfgang Ernst begins a 1999 article by asking, "Should the past, that fragmented landscape of data, always be described in stories?" (Ernst 1999.53). Ernst's question invites us to think about the interrelation of three contested terms: the past, data, and stories. If we agree, for example, that the past is constituted in stories, then what is that "fragmented …
The Semantics of Manliness in Ancient Greece
De-Classifying Hellenism
Tragedy in Athens
David Wiles's provocative study of the spatial syntax of Greek tragedy offers a corrective to work that pays minimal attention to the architectural and topographical features of the ancient Greek theatre. According to Wiles, Greek performance space was not neutral or "empty" but resonant with spatial associations that were significant in fifth-century Athenian culture at large, as witnessed in the topography of the city itself. Wiles locates trag…
House and Society in the Ancient Greek World
Introduction 1. Domestic space and ancient Greek society 2. Approaches to the material record 3. From pots to people: towards a framework for interpreting the archaeological material 4. The city of Olynthos: a detailed case-study in domestic organisation 5. Olynthos in context: houses in northern, central and southern Greece and the Aegean Islands 6. Regional patterns in domestic organisation: Greek houses from Sicily and southern Italy 7. House …
Nostos, Domos, and the Architecture of the Ancient Stage
Research Article| July 01 1999 Nostos, Domos, and the Architecture of the Ancient Stage Karen Bassi Karen Bassi Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google South Atlantic Quarterly (1999) 98 (3): 415–449. https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-98-3-415 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Karen Bassi; Nostos, Domos, and the Architecture of the Ancient Stage. South Atlantic Quar…
Acting like Men
Desired Silence
K. Bassi: Desired Silence53 Desired Silence: Amor and Mors in Tibullus 1.1 Karen Bassi Lines 69 and 70 of Tibullus' first elegy provide a phonological clue to die poem's meaning. Here, in what will become a common motif in Tibullan elegy, the speaker admonishes diepuella to love him while she can before death separates diem, as it inevitably will: Interea, dum fata sinunt, iungamus amores: Iam veniet tenebris Mors adoperta caput. Meanwhile, while…
Things of the Past
Things of the Past:Objects and Time in Greek Narrative Karen Bassi I. Seeing the Past Wolfgang Ernst begins a 1999 article by asking, "Should the past, that fragmented landscape of data, always be described in stories?" (Ernst 1999.53). Ernst's question invites us to think about the interrelation of three contested terms: the past, data, and stories. If we agree, for example, that the past is constituted in stories, then what is that "fragmented …
House and Society in the Ancient Greek World
Introduction 1. Domestic space and ancient Greek society 2. Approaches to the material record 3. From pots to people: towards a framework for interpreting the archaeological material 4. The city of Olynthos: a detailed case-study in domestic organisation 5. Olynthos in context: houses in northern, central and southern Greece and the Aegean Islands 6. Regional patterns in domestic organisation: Greek houses from Sicily and southern Italy 7. House …
Desired Silence
K. Bassi: Desired Silence53 Desired Silence: Amor and Mors in Tibullus 1.1 Karen Bassi Lines 69 and 70 of Tibullus' first elegy provide a phonological clue to die poem's meaning. Here, in what will become a common motif in Tibullan elegy, the speaker admonishes diepuella to love him while she can before death separates diem, as it inevitably will: Interea, dum fata sinunt, iungamus amores: Iam veniet tenebris Mors adoperta caput. Meanwhile, while…
Desired Silence
K. Bassi: Desired Silence53 Desired Silence: Amor and Mors in Tibullus 1.1 Karen Bassi Lines 69 and 70 of Tibullus' first elegy provide a phonological clue to die poem's meaning. Here, in what will become a common motif in Tibullan elegy, the speaker admonishes diepuella to love him while she can before death separates diem, as it inevitably will: Interea, dum fata sinunt, iungamus amores: Iam veniet tenebris Mors adoperta caput. Meanwhile, while…
Nostos, Domos, and the Architecture of the Ancient Stage
Research Article| July 01 1999 Nostos, Domos, and the Architecture of the Ancient Stage Karen Bassi Karen Bassi Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google South Atlantic Quarterly (1999) 98 (3): 415–449. https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-98-3-415 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Karen Bassi; Nostos, Domos, and the Architecture of the Ancient Stage. South Atlantic Quar…
Acting like Men
Tragedy in Athens
David Wiles's provocative study of the spatial syntax of Greek tragedy offers a corrective to work that pays minimal attention to the architectural and topographical features of the ancient Greek theatre. According to Wiles, Greek performance space was not neutral or "empty" but resonant with spatial associations that were significant in fifth-century Athenian culture at large, as witnessed in the topography of the city itself. Wiles locates trag…
House and Society in the Ancient Greek World
Introduction 1. Domestic space and ancient Greek society 2. Approaches to the material record 3. From pots to people: towards a framework for interpreting the archaeological material 4. The city of Olynthos: a detailed case-study in domestic organisation 5. Olynthos in context: houses in northern, central and southern Greece and the Aegean Islands 6. Regional patterns in domestic organisation: Greek houses from Sicily and southern Italy 7. House …
The Semantics of Manliness in Ancient Greece
De-Classifying Hellenism
Things of the Past
Things of the Past:Objects and Time in Greek Narrative Karen Bassi I. Seeing the Past Wolfgang Ernst begins a 1999 article by asking, "Should the past, that fragmented landscape of data, always be described in stories?" (Ernst 1999.53). Ernst's question invites us to think about the interrelation of three contested terms: the past, data, and stories. If we agree, for example, that the past is constituted in stories, then what is that "fragmented …
The Ancient Dancer in the Modern World
Perhaps the best-known dancer from Greek antiquity is Hippocleides, who was a suitor for the hand of the daughter of Cleisthenes, the tyrant of Sicyon in the sixth century BCE. According to Herodotus, Hippocleides was “the most outstanding man in Athens for his wealth and good looks,” and Cleisthenes preferred him for his son-in-law “because of his courage” (or “manly virtue,” andragathiê ) and because he was related to the Cypselidae of Corinth …
Homer’s Achaean wall and the hypothetical past
A summary is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.
Croesus’ Offerings and the Value of the Past in Herodotus’ Histories
This chapter explores the relationship between visible evidence and the value of the past in Herodotus' Histories . The discussion is framed by the temporal dimension of physical objects and architectural features in Herodotus' narrative and, by extension, in the writing of history more generally. Beginning with Herodotus' intention to insure that 'the past deeds of men may not fade with time' this definition of the past is explored in the relati…
Fading into the Future
Traces of the Past
What are we doing when we walk into an archaeological museum or onto an archaeological site? What do the objects and features we encounter in these unique places mean and, more specifically, how do they convey to us something about the beliefs and activities of formerly living humans? In short, how do visible remains and ruins in the present give meaning to the human past? Karen Bassi addresses these questions through detailed close readings of c…
Tragedy, education, democracy
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