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PublisherBloomsbury Academic & Professional

ISBN-101350376566

ISBN-139781350376564

eBay Product ID (ePID)12065550262

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Book TitleGreek Myths for a Post-Truth World

Number of Pages312 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAncient / Greece, Folklore & Mythology, General, Ancient & Classical

Publication Year2024

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Religion, Social Science, History

AuthorYiannis Gabriel

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight13.9 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2024-006154

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"This engaging and thoughtful book shows us how the Greek myths remain as relevant today as they did in the days of Homer. It is a timely demonstration that the global challenges we face today are the same as those faced by our ancestors and the stories they told continue to suggest ways we might navigate through society's current difficulties." --Michael Wilson, Professor of Drama, Loughborough University, UK "Myths and traditional tales - whether spoken, written or sung - were the cultural DNA of the ancient Greeks. Thanks to creative re-interpreters, such as the learned and enlightened Yiannis Gabriel, they can continue to be so for a vastly different contemporary world." --Paul Cartledge, Emeritus A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture, University of Cambridge, UK, This engaging and thoughtful book shows us how the Greek myths remain as relevant today as they did in the days of Homer. It is a timely demonstration that the global challenges we face today are the same as those faced by our ancestors and the stories they told continue to suggest ways we might navigate through society's current difficulties., "Anyone teaching Classical Mythology will find Gabriel's discussions of these Greek tales useful ways to connect classroom lectures and discussion with contemporary issues such as climate change, immigration and border control." -- Classical Journal "This engaging and thoughtful book shows us how the Greek myths remain as relevant today as they did in the days of Homer. It is a timely demonstration that the global challenges we face today are the same as those faced by our ancestors and the stories they told continue to suggest ways we might navigate through society's current difficulties." --Michael Wilson, Professor of Drama, Loughborough University, UK "Myths and traditional tales - whether spoken, written or sung - were the cultural DNA of the ancient Greeks. Thanks to creative re-interpreters, such as the learned and enlightened Yiannis Gabriel, they can continue to be so for a vastly different contemporary world." --Paul Cartledge, Emeritus A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture, University of Cambridge, UK, "This engaging and thoughtful book shows us how the Greek myths remain as relevant today as they did in the days of Homer. It is a timely demonstration that the global challenges we face today are the same as those faced by our ancestors and the stories they told continue to suggest ways we might navigate through society's current difficulties." --Michael Wilson, Professor of Drama, Loughborough University, UK

Dewey Decimal292.13

Table Of ContentMap Preface Introduction 1. The Narrative Veil: Truths and Untruths, Facts and Fantasies 2. Iphigenia: Escaping From the Shadows 3. Phaëthon: Flying High Before Crashing 4. Oedipus and Thebes: Miasma, Contagion and Cleansing 5. Zeus and Frogs: Craving For Strongman in Times of Uncertainty 6. Odysseus and Nausicaa: Encounters With the Uprooted Other 7. Narcissus and Echo: A Culture of Narcissism or a Culture of Echoes? 8. The Trojan War and the Argonautic Expedition: Heroic Missions, Leadership and Hubris 9. Odysseus and the Sirens: Songs, Noise and Silence Epilogue: Beyond the Strife of Myth and Reason Appendix: Plato's Myth of Er Reading On Bibliography Notes Index

SynopsisYiannis Gabriel examines what ancient Greek myths can teach us about the troubles and challenges of our 'post-truth' times: environmental degradation, mass migration, war, inequality, exclusion, authoritarianism and perplexing technological possibilities. It shows how Greek myths continue to stir our emotions and shape our experiences, while also assuming new meanings in contemporary culture that suggest a diversity of possible answers to questions that preoccupy us today, in addition to acting as fountains of meaning when meaning is precarious and fragmented, Greek myths have a therapeutic power connecting us to the predicaments that humans have faced across the ages. Across centuries and millennia, Cassandra makes her unheeded prophecies and Pandora unleashes fresh troubles from her box. Yet, each age discovers new meaning and value in old stories, and different myths come into prominence as they address the aspirations and anxieties of each. Using ten ancient myths as his points of departure, Yiannis Gabriel invites readers to think and experience the world we inhabit mythologically - to engage with emotions and symbolism that lurk deeply inside old texts and to consider different courses of action, both individual and collective. In addition to providing intellectual stimulation, the book shows that Greek myths can be a source of practical wisdom and re-assurance that we so badly need in our times., Yiannis Gabriel examines what ancient Greek myths can teach us about the troubles and challenges of our 'post-truth' times: environmental degradation, mass migration, war, inequality, exclusion, authoritarianism and perplexing technological possibilities . It shows how Greek myths continue to stir our emotions and shape our experiences, while also assuming new meanings in contemporary culture that suggest a diversity of possible answers to questions that preoccupy us today. In addition to acting as fountains of meaning when meaning is precarious and fragmented, Greek myths have a therapeutic power connecting us to the predicaments that humans have faced across the ages. Across centuries and millennia, Cassandra makes her unheeded prophecies and Pandora unleashes fresh troubles from her box. Yet, each age discovers new meaning and value in old stories, and different myths come into prominence as they address the aspirations and anxieties of each. Using ten ancient myths as his points of departure, Yiannis Gabriel invites readers to think and experience the world we inhabit mythologically - to engage with emotions and symbolism that lurk deeply inside old texts and to consider different courses of action, both individual and collective. In addition to providing intellectual stimulation, the book shows that Greek myths can be a source of practical wisdom and re-assurance that we so badly need in our times.

LC Classification NumberBL783.G33 2024