{"product_id":"the-poetics-of-failure-in-ancient-greece-9781032474540","title":"The Poetics of Failure in Ancient Greece","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Poetics of Failure in Ancient Greece\u003c\/em\u003e offers an innovative approach to archaic and classical Greek literature by focusing on an original and rather unexplored topic. Through close readings of epic, lyric, and tragic poetry, the book engages into a thorough discourse on error, loss, and inadequacy as a personal and collective experience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStamatia Dova revisits key passages from the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eHomeric Hymn to Aphrodite\u003c\/i\u003e, Pindar''s epinician odes, Euripides'' \u003ci\u003eHerakles\u003c\/i\u003e, and other texts to identify a poetics of failure that encompasses gods, heroes, athletes, and citizens alike. From Odysseus'' shortcomings as a captain in the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e to the defeat of anonymous wrestlers at the 460 B.C.E. Olympics in Pindar, this study examines failure from a mythological, literary, and historical perspective. Mindful of ancient Greek society''s emphasis on honor and shame, Dova''s in-depth analysis also sheds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction; 1. Odysseus' failure and the opening of our \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e; 2. Theseus, Peirithoos, and the poetics of a failed \u003cem\u003ekatabasis\u003c\/em\u003e; 3. Herakles and the limits of sanity; 4. Whose fault is it?; 5. Achilles, Melikertes, and the perils of immersion; 6. Who wants Tithonos' Immortality?; 7. On heroes and athletes in Homer; 8. Winner takes all; 9. Neither silver nor bronze; 10. Collective \u003cem\u003eaposiōpēsis\u003c\/em\u003e and the failure of the Ionian revolt\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019076108631,"sku":"9781032474540","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032474540.jpg?v=1750779225","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-poetics-of-failure-in-ancient-greece-9781032474540","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}