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Incest, polygamy, murder, sacrilege, impalement, castration, female power, and despotism are some of the images used by Athenian tragedians to define the non-Greek, "barbarian" world. This book explains for the first time the reasons behind their singular fascination with barbarians. Edith Hall sets the Greek plays against the historical background of the Panhellenic wars, and the establishment of an Athenian empire based on democracy and slavery. Analyzed within the context of contemporary anthropology and political philosophy, Hall reveals how the poets conceptualized the barbarian as the negative embodiment of Athenian civic ideals. She compares the treatment of foreigners in Homer and in tragedy, showing that the new dimension which the idea of the barbarian had brought to the tragic theater radically affected the poets' interpretation of myth and their evocation of the distant past, as well as enriching their reportoire of aural and visual effects. Hall argues that the invented barbarian of the tragic stage was a powerful cultural expression of Greek xenophobia and chauvinism that, paradoxically, produced and outburst of creative energy and literary innovation.
Aliens in literature --- Caractéristiques nationales dans la littérature --- Ethnocentrism in literature --- Ethnocentrisme dans la littérature --- Etnocentrisme in de literatuur --- Etrangers dans la littérature --- National characteristics in literature --- Primitivism in literature --- Primitivisme dans la literature --- Primitiviteit in de literatuur --- Volkskarakter in de literatuur --- Vreemdelingen in de literatuur --- -National characteristics in literature --- Aliens in literature. --- Ethnocentrism in literature. --- National characteristics in literature. --- Primitivism in literature. --- Ethnic groups in literature. --- Greek drama (Tragedy) --- History and criticism. --- Ethnic groups in literature --- History and criticism --- Illegal aliens in literature --- Tragedie grecque --- Barbares --- Themes, motifs
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History of civilization --- anno 1600-1699 --- Holland --- Volksgeist --- xenofobie --- xenofilie --- Netherlands --- Aliens in art --- Aliens in literature --- Art [Dutch ] --- Art néerlandais --- Arts [European ] --- Arts européens --- Etrangers dans l'art --- Etrangers dans la littérature --- European arts --- Europese kunsten --- Kunst [Nederlandse ] --- Kunsten [Europese ] --- Vreemdelingen in de kunst --- Vreemdelingen in de literatuur --- Aliens in art. --- Aliens in literature. --- Arts, Dutch. --- Arts, Modern --- Arts, European. --- Arts hollandais --- Arts modernes --- geschiedenis --- literatuur --- cultuurgeschiedenis --- vreemdelingen --- 17de eeuw --- Europa --- Arts, Dutch --- Arts, European --- 316.647.8 --- 930.86.02 --- -Arts, European --- -European arts --- Dutch arts --- Beeldvorming. Etikettering. Sociaal stigma. Stereotype vooroordeel --- Mentaliteitsgeschiedenis:--Nieuwe Tijd --- -Beeldvorming. Etikettering. Sociaal stigma. Stereotype vooroordeel --- 930.86.02 Mentaliteitsgeschiedenis:--Nieuwe Tijd --- 316.647.8 Beeldvorming. Etikettering. Sociaal stigma. Stereotype vooroordeel --- -316.647.8 Beeldvorming. Etikettering. Sociaal stigma. Stereotype vooroordeel --- Etrangers dans la littérature --- Arts européens --- Arts [Modern ] --- 17th century --- Europe --- Noncitizens in art. --- Noncitizens in literature. --- Illegal aliens in literature --- Arts, Dutch - 17th century --- Arts, European - 17th century --- 17de eeuw. --- Europa. --- ketter --- vreemdeling
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Essays on the use of humour by late antique and early medieval writers.
Civilization, Medieval --- Classical wit and humor. --- Laughter in literature. --- Aliens in literature. --- Humor. --- Europe --- History --- Social conditions --- Aliens in literature --- Classical wit and humor --- Etrangers dans la littérature --- Humour classique --- Klassieke humor --- Lach in de literatuur --- Laughter in literature --- Rire dans la littérature --- Vreemdelingen in de literatuur --- Wit and humor [Classical ] --- Literature, Medieval --- Civilisation médiévale --- Humour ancien --- Etrangers dans la littérature --- Rire dans la littérature --- Littérature médiévale --- Humor --- History and criticism --- Humour --- Histoire et critique --- Histoire --- Conditions sociales --- Wit and humor, Classical --- Wit and humor, Ancient --- Medieval civilization --- Middle Ages --- Civilization --- Chivalry --- Renaissance --- 476-1492 --- To 1492 --- Civilization, Medieval - Humor. --- Noncitizens in literature. --- Illegal aliens in literature
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Fiction --- American literature --- anno 1940-1949 --- anno 1960-1969 --- anno 1950-1959 --- Aliens in literature --- Atomic bomb in literature --- Atoombom in de literatuur --- Bombe atomique dans la littérature --- Cold War in literature --- Einde van de wereld in de literatuur --- End of the world in literature --- Etrangers dans la littérature --- Fin du monde dans la littérature --- Guerre froide dans la littérature --- Koude oorlog in de literatuur --- Monsters in de literatuur --- Monsters in literature --- Monstres dans la littérature --- Vreemdelingen in de literatuur --- Science fiction, American --- American fiction --- Postmodernism (Literature) --- End of the world in literature. --- Atomic bomb in literature. --- Monsters in literature. --- Aliens in literature. --- Science-fiction américaine --- Roman américain --- Postmodernisme (Littérature) --- History and criticism. --- Histoire et critique --- Science-fiction américaine --- Roman américain --- Postmodernisme (Littérature) --- Fin du monde dans la littérature --- Bombe atomique dans la littérature --- Guerre froide dans la littérature --- Monstres dans la littérature --- Etrangers dans la littérature --- Science fiction [American ] --- History and criticism --- 20th century --- United States --- Noncitizens in literature.
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Aliens in literature --- Ethnocentrism in literature --- Ethnocentrisme dans la littérature --- Etnocentrisme in de literatuur --- Etrangers dans la littérature --- Geschiedenis van de Oudheid --- Griekse letterkunde --- Histoire de l'Antiquité --- Littérature grecque --- Plutarchus Chaeronensis, Lucius Mestrius --- Plutarque --- Primitivism in literature --- Primitivisme dans la literature --- Primitiviteit in de literatuur --- Vreemdelingen in de literatuur --- Aliens in literature. --- Rhetoric, Ancient. --- Aliens --- Rhétorique ancienne --- Etrangers --- History --- Histoire --- Plutarch --- Views on aliens. --- Technique. --- -Aliens in literature --- Description (Rhetoric) --- Rhetoric, Ancient --- 880 --- Classical languages --- Greek language --- Greek rhetoric --- Latin language --- Latin rhetoric --- Descriptive writing --- Rhetoric --- Enemy aliens --- Expatriates --- Foreign citizens (Aliens) --- Foreign population --- Foreign residents --- Foreigners --- Noncitizens --- Resident aliens --- Unnaturalized foreign residents --- Persons --- Deportees --- Exiles --- Immigrants --- Refugees --- Literature Greek and Classical literatures --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- -Plutarch --- -Plutarchus --- Plutarkh --- Plutarkhus --- Plutarco --- Plutarchus, --- Plutarch, --- Ploutarchos --- Blūtārkhūs --- Плутарх --- Плутах --- Plutarh --- פלוטארכוס --- پلوتارخ --- Πλούταρχος, --- Pseudo-Plutarch --- Plutarkhosz --- Technique --- Views on aliens --- History. --- -Technique --- Etrangers dans la littérature --- Rhétorique ancienne --- Ancient rhetoric --- Plutarch. --- Plutarchus --- Ploetarchos --- Plutarchus Chaeronensis --- Greece --- Public opinion --- Noncitizens in literature. --- Illegal aliens --- Illegal immigrants --- Non-citizens --- Unauthorized immigrants --- Undocumented aliens --- Undocumented immigrants --- Illegal aliens in literature
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Aliens in literature --- Beschaving [Middeleeuwse ] --- Civilisation médiévale --- Civilization [Medieval ] --- Civilization [Medieval ]--History --- Etrangers dans la littérature --- Europa--Beschaving--476-1492 --- Europe--Civilisation--476-1492 --- Europe--Civilization--476-1492 --- Marvelous [The ] in literature --- Medieval civilization --- Merveilleux [Le ] dans la littérature --- Middeleeuwen--Beschaving --- Middeleeuwen--Cultuur --- Middeleeuwse beschaving --- Middeleeuwse cultuur --- Middle Ages--Civilization --- Moyen-Age--Civilisation --- Vreemdelingen in de literatuur --- Wonderlijke [Het ] in de literatuur --- Aliens --- Aliens in literature. --- Civilization, Medieval. --- Minorities --- Literature, Medieval --- Marvelous, The, in literature. --- Etrangers --- Minorités --- Littérature médiévale --- Merveilleux dans la littérature --- Public opinion --- History --- History and criticism. --- Opinion publique --- Histoire --- Histoire et critique --- Europe --- Civilization --- Foreign influences. --- Civilisation --- Influence extérieure --- Civilization, Medieval --- Marvelous, The, in literature --- History and criticism --- Foreign influences --- Etrangers dans la littérature --- Civilisation médiévale --- Minorités --- Littérature médiévale --- Merveilleux dans la littérature --- Influence extérieure --- Ethnic minorities --- Foreign population --- Minority groups --- Persons --- Assimilation (Sociology) --- Discrimination --- Ethnic relations --- Majorities --- Plebiscite --- Race relations --- Segregation --- Magic realism (Literature) --- Middle Ages --- Chivalry --- Renaissance --- Enemy aliens --- Expatriates --- Foreign citizens (Aliens) --- Foreign residents --- Foreigners --- Noncitizens --- Resident aliens --- Unnaturalized foreign residents --- Deportees --- Exiles --- Immigrants --- Refugees --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Council of Europe countries --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Eurasia --- To 1500 --- Literature [Medieval ] --- Noncitizens in literature. --- Public opinion. --- Illegal aliens --- Illegal immigrants --- Non-citizens --- Unauthorized immigrants --- Undocumented aliens --- Undocumented immigrants --- Illegal aliens in literature --- Aliens - Europe - Public opinion - History - To 1500 --- Minorities - Europe - History - To 1500 --- Literature, Medieval - History and criticism --- Europe - Civilization - Foreign influences
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