{"product_id":"poetics-of-failure-in-ancient-greece","title":"Poetics of Failure in Ancient Greece","description":"\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\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 light on cultural responses to failure as well as on its preservation in societal memory, as in the case of Phrynichos' \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Miletos\u003c\/i\u003e in 493 B.C.E. Athens. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngaging for both scholars and students, this book is key reading for those interested in how ancient Greek literary paradigms tried to answer the question of how and why we fail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54246672793944,"sku":"9781472479112","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781472479112.jpg?v=1768581932","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/poetics-of-failure-in-ancient-greece","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}