Description:This volume examines the use of a central concept in the self-definition of any Greek speaking male: "Andreia," the notion of courage and manliness. The nature and use of value terms quickly leads the researcher to core issues of cultural identity: through a combination of lexical or semantic and conceptual studies the discourse of manliness and its role in the construction of social order is studied, in a variety of authors, genres, and communicative situations. This book is of interest to students of the classical world, the history of values, gender studies, and cultural historians.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Andreia: Studies in Manliness and Courage in Classical Antiquity. To get started finding Andreia: Studies in Manliness and Courage in Classical Antiquity, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
368
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Brill
Release
2002
ISBN
9047400739
Andreia: Studies in Manliness and Courage in Classical Antiquity
Description: This volume examines the use of a central concept in the self-definition of any Greek speaking male: "Andreia," the notion of courage and manliness. The nature and use of value terms quickly leads the researcher to core issues of cultural identity: through a combination of lexical or semantic and conceptual studies the discourse of manliness and its role in the construction of social order is studied, in a variety of authors, genres, and communicative situations. This book is of interest to students of the classical world, the history of values, gender studies, and cultural historians.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Andreia: Studies in Manliness and Courage in Classical Antiquity. To get started finding Andreia: Studies in Manliness and Courage in Classical Antiquity, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.