Daniel W Berman
Biographic Data
| ID | 3093962 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniel W Berman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniel W |
| FAMILY NAME | Berman |
| SIGNATURE | BERMAN D W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Temple University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Local Mythography
“Local mythography” is a problematic category, though there is little question that many surviving mythographical texts could be defined as such. This chapter begins with a theoretical discussion that seeks to contextualize both the “local” and “mythic” components of the concept and continues by examining two case studies: one an early “local” mythographer by the name of Armenidas, and the other the tradition of “Atthidography,” the chronicling o…
Cities-Before-Cities
Foundation myths are a crucial component of many Greek cities’ identities. But the mythic tradition also represents many cities and their spaces before they were cities at all. This study examines three of these ‘prefoundational’ narratives: stories of cities-before-cities that prepare, configure, or reconfigure, in a conceptual sense, the mythic ground for foundation. ‘Prefoundational’ myths vary in both form and function. Thebes, before it was …
Myth, Literature, and the Creation of the Topography of Thebes
How does a city's legendary past affect its present? Thebes remains a city with one of the richest traditions of myth in all of Greece - it was the home of Cadmus, Oedipus, and Hercules, and the traditional birthplace of Dionysus. The city's topography, both natural and built, very often plays a significant role in its myths. By focusing on Greek literature ranging from the oral epics to the travel writing of the Roman Empire, this book explores …
Eroticism in Ancient and Medieval Greek Poetry
Book Review| January 01 2006 Eroticism in Ancient and Medieval Greek Poetry Eroticism in Ancient and Medieval Greek PoetryPetropoulos, J. C. B. Daniel W. Berman Daniel W. Berman Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Literature Studies (2006) 43 (1-2): 197–200. https://doi.org/10.2307/25659519 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Daniel W. Berman; Eroticism in Ancient and Medieva…
Myth and History in Ancient Greece
Surely the ancient Greeks would have been baffled to see what we consider their "mythology." Here, Claude Calame mounts a powerful critique of modern-day misconceptions on this front and the lax methodology that has allowed them to prevail. He argues that the Greeks viewed their abundance of narratives not as a single mythology but as an "archaeology." They speculated symbolically on key historical events so that a community of believing citizens…
Seven-Gated" Thebes and Narrative Topography in Aeschylus' "Seven against Thebes
Cities-Before-Cities
Foundation myths are a crucial component of many Greek cities’ identities. But the mythic tradition also represents many cities and their spaces before they were cities at all. This study examines three of these ‘prefoundational’ narratives: stories of cities-before-cities that prepare, configure, or reconfigure, in a conceptual sense, the mythic ground for foundation. ‘Prefoundational’ myths vary in both form and function. Thebes, before it was …
Seven-Gated" Thebes and Narrative Topography in Aeschylus' "Seven against Thebes
Myth and History in Ancient Greece
Surely the ancient Greeks would have been baffled to see what we consider their "mythology." Here, Claude Calame mounts a powerful critique of modern-day misconceptions on this front and the lax methodology that has allowed them to prevail. He argues that the Greeks viewed their abundance of narratives not as a single mythology but as an "archaeology." They speculated symbolically on key historical events so that a community of believing citizens…
Eroticism in Ancient and Medieval Greek Poetry
Book Review| January 01 2006 Eroticism in Ancient and Medieval Greek Poetry Eroticism in Ancient and Medieval Greek PoetryPetropoulos, J. C. B. Daniel W. Berman Daniel W. Berman Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Literature Studies (2006) 43 (1-2): 197–200. https://doi.org/10.2307/25659519 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Daniel W. Berman; Eroticism in Ancient and Medieva…
Myth, Literature, and the Creation of the Topography of Thebes
How does a city's legendary past affect its present? Thebes remains a city with one of the richest traditions of myth in all of Greece - it was the home of Cadmus, Oedipus, and Hercules, and the traditional birthplace of Dionysus. The city's topography, both natural and built, very often plays a significant role in its myths. By focusing on Greek literature ranging from the oral epics to the travel writing of the Roman Empire, this book explores …
Cities-Before-Cities
Foundation myths are a crucial component of many Greek cities’ identities. But the mythic tradition also represents many cities and their spaces before they were cities at all. This study examines three of these ‘prefoundational’ narratives: stories of cities-before-cities that prepare, configure, or reconfigure, in a conceptual sense, the mythic ground for foundation. ‘Prefoundational’ myths vary in both form and function. Thebes, before it was …
Local Mythography
“Local mythography” is a problematic category, though there is little question that many surviving mythographical texts could be defined as such. This chapter begins with a theoretical discussion that seeks to contextualize both the “local” and “mythic” components of the concept and continues by examining two case studies: one an early “local” mythographer by the name of Armenidas, and the other the tradition of “Atthidography,” the chronicling o…
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