Anton Bierl
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3423169 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Anton Bierl |
| PRENOMES | Anton |
| SOBRENOME | Bierl |
| ASSINATURA | BIERL A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Basel |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 34 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 15 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 22 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 12 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1994 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2018 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Odysseus als Sänger im Prozess narrativer Sinnbildung
Agonistic Excess and Its Ritual Resolution in Hero Cult
Homer’s Iliad Book XVIII
Book 18 of the Iliad dedicates much space to Achilleus’ new armor, particularly his shield. This object, fantastical in every regard, could be discussed endlessly, and much that is clever and stimulating has already been written on the topic. In the present commentary, discussion of this section takes up considerable space; the complexity of the ekphrasis and the abundance of scholarship relating to it made it useful to include overviews as guide…
Homer’s Iliad Book XIV
The renowned Basler Homer-Kommentar of the Iliad, edited by Anton Bierl and Joachim Latacz and originally published in German, presents the latest developments in Homeric scholarship. Through the English translation of this ground-breaking reference work, edited by S. Douglas Olson, its valuable findings are now made accessible to students and scholars worldwide.
Das Erzählen in frühen Hochkulturen
Das Erzählen in frühen Hochkulturen führt in seinem zweiten Band „Eine Archäologie der narrativen Sinnbildung“ die bereits im Vorgängerband „Der Fall Ägypten“ gestellten Fragen zu den Bedingungen des Erzählens in einer frühen Hochkultur nun im interdisziplinären Kontext fort. Es werden kulturspezifische Einflüsse sozialer, kommunikativ-medialer, kognitiver und anderer Umstände auf die Entwicklung und die Ausgestaltung, die Konzeption und den Eins…
Melizein Pathe or the Tonal Dimension in Aeschylus’ Agamemnon
The article opens out the ways in which voices of both characters and chorus struggle to express hope for order and renewal at Argos even as so many forces threaten to tear the society apart. Attempts to sing the ritually correct produce perverted forms, and songs of suffering and lament enact rather than manage the violence they address. Repeated references to the chorus and song of the Furies culminate in the powerful scene of the prisoner prop…
‘Hail and take pleasure!’ Making gods present in narration through choral song and other epiphanic strategies in the Homeric Hymns to Dionysus and Apollo
‘Hail and take pleasure!’ Making gods present in narration through choral song and other epiphanic strategies in the Homeric Hymns to Dionysus and Apollo was published in The winnowing oar - New Perspectives in Homeric Studies on page 231
The Bacchic-Chor(a)ic Chronotope
The Bahktinian chronotope, Lacanian theory, and Kristeva’s chora, along with concepts from Derrida and others, combined with research into choreia, Dionysus, rituality, metatheater, performativity and, last not least, philological and literary close-reading, all aided in determining a specific Bacchic chronotope in archaic and classical choral song culture, a new structural interplay of time and space in Greek literature. It is deeply rooted in c…
Homer’s Iliad Book XXIV
Research into traditional areas of Homeric scholarship (e.g., language, the structure of the text, etc.) has come a long way since the last comprehensive commentaries on the Iliad were carried out, that is, the commentary by Ameis-Hentze in German language in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century as well as the Cambridge commentary by Kirk et. al. in English language in the 1980/90s. Much of this kind of research is now set upon a much …
Time and Space in Ancient Myth, Religion and Culture
From Homer to Sophocles and Greek Middle Comedy, and from Plato and Protagoras to Ovid, this volume features a panoramic and cross-generic overview of the diverse handling and ad hoc elaboration of the overarching literary notions of time and space. The twenty-one contributions of this volume written by an international group of esteemed scholars provide an equal number of hermeneutic approaches to individual, distinct aspects of Greek and Latin …
The Newest Sappho
In The Newest Sappho Anton Bierl and André Lardinois have edited 21 papers of world-renowned Sappho scholars dealing with the new papyrus fragments of poems by Sappho that were published in 2014. Readership: All interested in Classics, Greek and Roman literature, archaic lyric, song and performance culture, and anyone concerned with papyrology, archaic Greek culture, history, society, and religion
‘All You Need is Love’
More than two years have passed since we first heard in January 2014 of the spectacular new discovery of two completely new poems from an Alexandrian edition of Sappho's famous first book. Mere months after the discovery, Burris, Fish, and Obbink (2014) published four additional papyrus fragments providing new readings at the margin of several Sapphic fragments (5, 9, 16, 17), thattogether with other tiny parts-ended up in the Green Collection (g…
Sappho as Aphrodite’s Singer, Poet, and Hero(ine)
This contribution argues that the Kypris Song somehow represents the quintessential poetics of love. Through its self-reflective and religiously charged message, it reflects Sappho’s anthropological, ritual, and proto-philosophical pronouncement of the leading principle which guides her entire performance production. Like a motto, it bestrides general law and a very personal story of affection, passion and rationality, tackling both overwhelming …
Homer’s Iliad The Basel Commentary
The revised English translation of the Basel Commentary on Iliad 19 (the end of Achilles’ menis after the death of his friend Patroclus)
Lived Religion and the Construction of Meaning in Greek Literary Texts
Lived Religion and the Construction of Meaning in Greek Literary Texts: Genre, Context, Occasion
Prolegomena
Homer's Iliad Book VI
The revised English translation of the Basel Commentary on Iliad 6 (with Hector and Andromache). \n \n
Myth and the Novel
In the last two decades we can notice a new and intensified interest in myth and ritual, especially in Greek Studies. Both categories interact with plot and literature. We can even speak about a mythical and ritual poetics in Greek literature from its earliest beginnings until the Imperial times. In the genre of novels myths have been rather understudied, even though they appear ubiquitously in the texts. Therefore, I had the idea of organizing a…
Dionysos in Old Comedy. Staging of Experiments on Myth and Cult
Dionysos in Old Comedy. Staging of Experiments on Myth and Cult 1 Dionysos and the Festive OccasionDionysos is a very vivid and creative god who defies simple definitions. 1 It is known that he encompasses polar oppositions.Thus we can read already on the Orphic bone tablets in Olbia: ΒΙΟΣ ΘΑΝΑΤΟΣ ΒΙΟΣ ('life-death-life'), ΕΙΡΗΝΗ ΠΟΛΕΜΟΣ ('peace-war'), ΑΛΗΘΕΙΑ ΨΕΥΔΟΣ ('truth-lie'). 2 These dichotomies do not sufficefurther antitheses between whic…
Choral Mediations in Greek Tragedy
This volume explores how the choruses of Greek tragedy creatively combined media and discourses to generate their own specific forms of meaning. The contributors analyse choruses as fictional, religious and civic performers; as combinations of text, song and dance; and as objects of reflection in themselves, in relation and contrast to the choruses of comedy and melic poetry. Drawing on earlier analyses of the social context of Greek drama, the n…
Intende, Lector - Echoes of Myth, Religion and Ritual in the Ancient Novel
Representation of myth in the novel, as a poetic, narrative and aesthetic device, is one of the most illuminating issues in the area of ancient religion, for such narratives investigate in various ways fundamental problems that concern all human beings. This volume brings together twenty contributions (six of them to a Roundtable organized by Anton Bierl on myth), originally presented at the Fourth International Conference on the Ancient novel (I…
Antike Literatur in Neuer Deutung
Demodokos’ Song of Ares and Aphrodite in Homer’s Odyssey (8.266–366)
It is well known that the epyllion is a modern construct, or at least the term, 1 which was probably coined by Karl David Ilgen (1763-1834) in 1796 when he tried to characterize the Homeric Hymn to Hermes. 2 Furthermore, for evolutionists like Gregory Nagy, we even have to question the universalized concept of 'the epic' as a fundamental and generic category. 3 According to him, there is no such thing as 'the epic' or 'Homer,' but at any given mo…
Orality, Fluid Textualization and Interweaving Themes. Some Remarks on the Doloneia
ReflectionThe Doloneia, Book 10 of the Iliad, takes place during the night and its events have been long interpreted as unheroic exploits of ambush and cunning.First the desperate Greek leader Agamemnon cannot sleep and initiates a long series of wake-up calls as he seeks new information and counsel.When the Greeks finally send out Odysseus and Diomedes, the two heroes encounter the Trojan Dolon who intends to spy on the Achaeans.They hunt him do…
Dionysos auf der Bühne. Gattungsspezifische Aspekte des Theatergottes in Tragödie, Satyrspiel und Komödie
Dionysos ist eine besonders lebendig-kreative Gottheit, die sich notorisch einfachen Definitionsversuchen entzieht
Homers Ilias. Gesamtkommentar
Homer’s Iliad Book XVIII
Book 18 of the Iliad dedicates much space to Achilleus’ new armor, particularly his shield. This object, fantastical in every regard, could be discussed endlessly, and much that is clever and stimulating has already been written on the topic. In the present commentary, discussion of this section takes up considerable space; the complexity of the ekphrasis and the abundance of scholarship relating to it made it useful to include overviews as guide…
Homer’s Iliad The Basel Commentary
The revised English translation of the Basel Commentary on Iliad 19 (the end of Achilles’ menis after the death of his friend Patroclus)
Homer’s Iliad Book XIV
The renowned Basler Homer-Kommentar of the Iliad, edited by Anton Bierl and Joachim Latacz and originally published in German, presents the latest developments in Homeric scholarship. Through the English translation of this ground-breaking reference work, edited by S. Douglas Olson, its valuable findings are now made accessible to students and scholars worldwide.
Intende, Lector - Echoes of Myth, Religion and Ritual in the Ancient Novel
Representation of myth in the novel, as a poetic, narrative and aesthetic device, is one of the most illuminating issues in the area of ancient religion, for such narratives investigate in various ways fundamental problems that concern all human beings. This volume brings together twenty contributions (six of them to a Roundtable organized by Anton Bierl on myth), originally presented at the Fourth International Conference on the Ancient novel (I…
Orchestra
Homer's Iliad. Volume IV
This commentary on the 6th book of the Iliad concentrates on the interpretation of two episodes which have received a great deal of scholarly attention: the encounter between Diomedes and Glaukos, which surprisingly ends with an exchange of weapons and not a duel, and the series of scenes ‘Hector in Troy’, which reveal the hero’s conflicting roles as defender of the city and father of his family.
Commentary
This commentary on the 3rd book of the Iliad concentrates on the interpretation of the ceremonial single combat between the rivals for Helen, Paris and Menelaus ‐ a scene that reflects the origins of the Trojan War. The famous parade before the walls presents Agamemnon, Odysseus and Ajax, as well as revealing just how much in love Paris and Helen are, in spite of internal and external conflicts.
Commentary
At the centre of the commentary on Book 19 of the Iliad is the interpretation of the speeches and events at the assembly of the Achaean army at which the argument between Achilles and Agamemnon was settled, thus enabling the Achaeans to take the field in the decisive battle against Hector and the Trojans.
Antike Mysterien
BEATE ÜCHSNER Die alte und die neue Venus.Ein Kommentar zur Einbandillustration Die ca. 100 v. Chr.entstandene, Venus von Milo genannte hellenistische Skulptur der Aphrodite gilt als Ideal weiblicher Schönheit und Vollkommenheit schlechthin.Die überlebensgroße Göttin der Liebe steht auf dem rechten Bein, während das linke leicht angewinkelt ist.Ihr linker Arm fehlt vollständig, vom rechten ist nur noch der Ansatz erhalten.Die Anmut der Bewegung e…
Gewalt und Opfer
Homers Ilias. Gesamtkommentar
Vollkommenheit
Das Leiden an der Unvollkommenheit in ihren vielfältigen Formen, das in einer kaum überschaubaren Fülle von Mythen und Bildern weltweiten Ausdruck findet, provoziert ebenso vielfältige kulturelle Visionen und Konstruktionen von Vollkommenheit. Aus dem Bewusstsein seiner Unvollkommenheit heraus sehnt sich der Mensch seit jeher nach Vollkommenheit und entwickelt eine Reihe kultureller 'Anthropotechniken', die ihn diesem Ziel näher bringen sollen. '…
Dionysos auf der Bühne. Gattungsspezifische Aspekte des Theatergottes in Tragödie, Satyrspiel und Komödie
Dionysos ist eine besonders lebendig-kreative Gottheit, die sich notorisch einfachen Definitionsversuchen entzieht
Alcman at the end of Aristophanes’ Lysistrata
Antike Literatur in Neuer Deutung
Demodokos’ Song of Ares and Aphrodite in Homer’s Odyssey (8.266–366)
It is well known that the epyllion is a modern construct, or at least the term, 1 which was probably coined by Karl David Ilgen (1763-1834) in 1796 when he tried to characterize the Homeric Hymn to Hermes. 2 Furthermore, for evolutionists like Gregory Nagy, we even have to question the universalized concept of 'the epic' as a fundamental and generic category. 3 According to him, there is no such thing as 'the epic' or 'Homer,' but at any given mo…
Orality, Fluid Textualization and Interweaving Themes. Some Remarks on the Doloneia
ReflectionThe Doloneia, Book 10 of the Iliad, takes place during the night and its events have been long interpreted as unheroic exploits of ambush and cunning.First the desperate Greek leader Agamemnon cannot sleep and initiates a long series of wake-up calls as he seeks new information and counsel.When the Greeks finally send out Odysseus and Diomedes, the two heroes encounter the Trojan Dolon who intends to spy on the Achaeans.They hunt him do…
Myth and the Novel
In the last two decades we can notice a new and intensified interest in myth and ritual, especially in Greek Studies. Both categories interact with plot and literature. We can even speak about a mythical and ritual poetics in Greek literature from its earliest beginnings until the Imperial times. In the genre of novels myths have been rather understudied, even though they appear ubiquitously in the texts. Therefore, I had the idea of organizing a…
Dionysos in Old Comedy. Staging of Experiments on Myth and Cult
Dionysos in Old Comedy. Staging of Experiments on Myth and Cult 1 Dionysos and the Festive OccasionDionysos is a very vivid and creative god who defies simple definitions. 1 It is known that he encompasses polar oppositions.Thus we can read already on the Orphic bone tablets in Olbia: ΒΙΟΣ ΘΑΝΑΤΟΣ ΒΙΟΣ ('life-death-life'), ΕΙΡΗΝΗ ΠΟΛΕΜΟΣ ('peace-war'), ΑΛΗΘΕΙΑ ΨΕΥΔΟΣ ('truth-lie'). 2 These dichotomies do not sufficefurther antitheses between whic…
Choral Mediations in Greek Tragedy
This volume explores how the choruses of Greek tragedy creatively combined media and discourses to generate their own specific forms of meaning. The contributors analyse choruses as fictional, religious and civic performers; as combinations of text, song and dance; and as objects of reflection in themselves, in relation and contrast to the choruses of comedy and melic poetry. Drawing on earlier analyses of the social context of Greek drama, the n…
Intende, Lector - Echoes of Myth, Religion and Ritual in the Ancient Novel
Representation of myth in the novel, as a poetic, narrative and aesthetic device, is one of the most illuminating issues in the area of ancient religion, for such narratives investigate in various ways fundamental problems that concern all human beings. This volume brings together twenty contributions (six of them to a Roundtable organized by Anton Bierl on myth), originally presented at the Fourth International Conference on the Ancient novel (I…
Prolegomena
Homer's Iliad Book VI
The revised English translation of the Basel Commentary on Iliad 6 (with Hector and Andromache). \n \n
The Newest Sappho
In The Newest Sappho Anton Bierl and André Lardinois have edited 21 papers of world-renowned Sappho scholars dealing with the new papyrus fragments of poems by Sappho that were published in 2014. Readership: All interested in Classics, Greek and Roman literature, archaic lyric, song and performance culture, and anyone concerned with papyrology, archaic Greek culture, history, society, and religion
‘All You Need is Love’
More than two years have passed since we first heard in January 2014 of the spectacular new discovery of two completely new poems from an Alexandrian edition of Sappho's famous first book. Mere months after the discovery, Burris, Fish, and Obbink (2014) published four additional papyrus fragments providing new readings at the margin of several Sapphic fragments (5, 9, 16, 17), thattogether with other tiny parts-ended up in the Green Collection (g…
Sappho as Aphrodite’s Singer, Poet, and Hero(ine)
This contribution argues that the Kypris Song somehow represents the quintessential poetics of love. Through its self-reflective and religiously charged message, it reflects Sappho’s anthropological, ritual, and proto-philosophical pronouncement of the leading principle which guides her entire performance production. Like a motto, it bestrides general law and a very personal story of affection, passion and rationality, tackling both overwhelming …
Homer’s Iliad The Basel Commentary
The revised English translation of the Basel Commentary on Iliad 19 (the end of Achilles’ menis after the death of his friend Patroclus)
Lived Religion and the Construction of Meaning in Greek Literary Texts
Lived Religion and the Construction of Meaning in Greek Literary Texts: Genre, Context, Occasion
Melizein Pathe or the Tonal Dimension in Aeschylus’ Agamemnon
The article opens out the ways in which voices of both characters and chorus struggle to express hope for order and renewal at Argos even as so many forces threaten to tear the society apart. Attempts to sing the ritually correct produce perverted forms, and songs of suffering and lament enact rather than manage the violence they address. Repeated references to the chorus and song of the Furies culminate in the powerful scene of the prisoner prop…
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