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A Greek Folk Journey

Author : Terina Armenakis
Publisher : Wakefield Press
ISBN 13 : 1743056788
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book A Greek Folk Journey written by Terina Armenakis and published by Wakefield Press. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greece is famous for its glorious history, archaeological wealth, democracy and contribution to sciences, but it is also a land of rich folk heritage. A Greek Folk Journey acquaints you with this folk heritage by providing an insight into the abundance of customs, festivals and events to be found in all corners of the country, presented by the month. Ancient and more recent traditions live on in many of Greece's cities, towns or the smallest of villages, thanks to the dedication of local communities, cultural associations and local authorities. Many of the events have historic or religious backgrounds, others are contests or sporting competitions, including world-famous marathons, sailing regattas and chess tournaments. Interesting seasonal produce festivals also feature, such as cherry, watermelon, fig, mushroom, olive and wine festivals. Commercial and agricultural fairs, which have a local flavour and where entertainment and delicacies are offered to visitors, are described to entice you. And if that is not enough, A Greek Folk Journey serves up regional dishes, helping you to savour the flavours of glorious Greece.

North of Ithaka

Author : Eleni N. Gage
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312340281
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book North of Ithaka written by Eleni N. Gage and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-05 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the poignant story of the author's move from New York to Lia--the remote Greek village where her grandmother was murdered, and which her father Nicholas Gage, made famous 20 years ago with his international bestseller "Eleni."

Myths of the Underworld Journey

Author : Radcliffe G. Edmonds, III
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781139456005
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (56 download)

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Book Synopsis Myths of the Underworld Journey by : Radcliffe G. Edmonds, III

Download or read book Myths of the Underworld Journey written by Radcliffe G. Edmonds, III and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-09-20 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was first published in 2004. Plato, Aristophanes and the creators of the 'Orphic' gold tablets employ the traditional tale of a journey to the realm of the dead to redefine, within the mythic narrative, the boundaries of their societies. Rather than being the relics of a faded ritual tradition or the products of Orphic influence, these myths can only reveal their meanings through a close analysis of the specific ways in which each author makes use of the tradition. For these authors, myth is an agonistic discourse, neither a kind of sacred dogma nor a mere literary diversion, but rather a flexible tool that serves the wide variety of uses to which it is put. The traditional tale of the journey to the Underworld in Greek mythology is neither simple nor single, but each telling reveals a perspective on the cosmos, a reflection of the order of this world through the image of the other.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Greece, Athens and the Mainland

Author : DK Travel
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1465468013
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)

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Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Greece, Athens and the Mainland written by DK Travel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-06-20 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your in-depth guide to the very best of Greece, Athens, and the Mainland. Make the most of your trip to this beautiful region with our DK Eyewitness Travel Guide. Packed with insider tips to make your trip a success, you'll find a guide to Greece's stunning historic architecture and its scenic drives that let you experience the best hotels, bars, and shops that the city and coast have to offer. Try local delicacies at fantastic restaurants, bars, and clubs, and enjoy the great views in spots that will take your breath away. We have the best hotels for every budget, plus fun activities for the solitary traveler or for families and children visiting Greece. Discover DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Greece, Athens & the Mainland: + Detailed itineraries and "don't-miss" destination highlights at a glance. + Illustrated cutaway 3-D drawings of important sights. + Floor plans and guided visitor information for major museums. +Guided walking tours, local drink and dining specialties to try, things to do, and places to eat, drink, and shop by area. + Area maps marked with sights. + Detailed city maps include street finder indexes for easy navigation. + Insights into history and culture to help you understand the stories behind the sights. + Hotel and restaurant listings highlight DK Choice special recommendations. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Greece, Athens & the Mainland truly shows you this destination as no one else can.

A Literary Companion to Travel in Greece

Author : Richard Stoneman
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780892362981
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (629 download)

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Book Synopsis A Literary Companion to Travel in Greece by : Richard Stoneman

Download or read book A Literary Companion to Travel in Greece written by Richard Stoneman and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 1994 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wide-ranging anthology of responses evoked through the ages by the history and beauty of Greece.

Travel, Tourism, and Identity

Author : Gabriel R. Ricci
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135130111X
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Travel, Tourism, and Identity written by Gabriel R. Ricci and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel, Tourism and Identity addresses the psychological and social adjustments that occur when people make contact with others outside their social, cultural, or linguistic groups. Whether such contact is the result of tourism, seeking exile, or relocating abroad, the volume's contributors demonstrate how one's identity, cultural assumptions, and worldview can be brought into question. In some cases, the traveller finds that bridging the social and cultural gap between himself and the new society is fairly easy. In other cases, the traveller discovers that reorienting himself requires absorbing a new cultural history and traditions. The contributors argue that making these adjustments will surely enhance the traveller's or tourist's experience; otherwise the traveller or tourist will be at risk of becoming a marginalized figure, one disconnected from the society that surrounds him. This latest volume in the Culture & Civilization series features a collection of essays on travel and tourism. The essays cover a range of topics from historical travels to modern social identities. They discuss ancient travels, contemporary travels in Europe, Africa and sustainable eco-tourism, and the politics of tourism. Essays also address experiences of Grenada's "Spice Island" identity, and the effects of globalization and migrations on personal identity.

Travelling Heroes

Author : Robin Lane Fox
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0140244999
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Travelling Heroes written by Robin Lane Fox and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This remarkable and daringly original book proposes a new way of thinking about the Greeks and their myths in the age of the great Homeric hymns. It combines a lifetime's familiarity with Greek literature and history with the latest archeological discoveries and the author's own journeys to the main sites in the story to describe how particular Greeks of the eighth century BC travelled east and west around the Mediterranean, and how their extraordinary journeys shaped their ideas of their gods and heroes. It gathers together stories and echoes from many different ancient cultures, not just the Greek - Assyria, Egypt, the Phoenician traders - and ranges from Mesopotamia to the Rio Tinto at Huelva in modern Portugal. Its central point is the Jebel Aqra, the great mountain on the north Syrian coast which Robin Lane Fox dubs 'the southern Olympus', and around which much of the action of the book turns. Robin Lane Fox rejects the fashionable view of Homer and his near-contemporary Hesiod as poets who owed a direct debt to texts and poems from the near East, and by following the trail of the Greek travellers shows that they were, rather, in debt to their own countrymen. With characteristic flair he reveals how these travellers, progenitors of tales which have inspired writers and historians for thousands of years, understood the world before the beginnings of philosophy and western thought.

Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion

Author : John Cuthbert Lawson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 822 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion written by John Cuthbert Lawson and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Life of the Ancient Greeks

Author : Charles Burton Gulick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Life of the Ancient Greeks written by Charles Burton Gulick and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fragmentation in Ancient Greek Drama

Author : Anna A. Lamari
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 311062219X
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis Fragmentation in Ancient Greek Drama by : Anna A. Lamari

Download or read book Fragmentation in Ancient Greek Drama written by Anna A. Lamari and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-08-10 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines whether dramatic fragments should be approached as parts of a greater whole or as self-contained entities. It comprises contributions by a broad spectrum of international scholars: by young researchers working on fragmentary drama as well as by well-known experts in this field. The volume explores another kind of fragmentation that seems already to have been embraced by the ancient dramatists: quotations extracted from their context and immersed in a new whole, in which they work both as cohesive unities and detachable entities. Sections of poetic works circulated in antiquity not only as parts of a whole, but also independently, i.e. as component fractions, rather like quotations on facebook today. Fragmentation can thus be seen operating on the level of dissociation, but also on the level of cohesion. The volume investigates interpretive possibilities, quotation contexts, production and reception stages of fragmentary texts, looking into the ways dramatic fragments can either increase the depth of fragmentation or strengthen the intensity of cohesion.

Insight Guides The Greek Islands (Travel Guide eBook)

Author : Insight Guides
Publisher : Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN 13 : 1786718707
Total Pages : 717 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book Insight Guides The Greek Islands (Travel Guide eBook) written by Insight Guides and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 717 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insight Guides: all you need to inspire every step of your journey. From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this is all you need to plan your trip and experience the best of the Greek Islands, with in-depth insider information on must-see, top attractions like Santorni and the Ionian Islands, and hidden cultural gems such as exploring the islets of gios Evstrtios and Tlendos. Insight Guide Greek Islands is ideal for travellers seeking immersive cultural experiences, from exploring the best musems, to discovering the best local foodie specialities In-depth on history and culture: enjoy special features on People and Identities, Aegean Architecture and Cruising Round the Islands, all written by local experts Includes innovative, unique extras to keep you up-to-date when you're on the move - this guide comes with a free eBook, and an app that highlights top attractions and regional information and is regularly updated with new hotel, bar, restaurant, shop and local event listings Invaluable maps, travel tips and practical information ensure effortless planning, and encourage venturing off the beaten track Inspirational colour photography throughout - Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books Inventive design makes for an engaging, easy reading experience About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrasebooks, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Ethics in Ancient Greek Literature

Author : Maria Liatsi
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110699613
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Ethics in Ancient Greek Literature written by Maria Liatsi and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interpretation of ancient Greek literature is often enough distorted by the preconceptions of modern times, especially on ancient morality. This is often equivalent to begging the question. If we think e.g. of aretê, which has different meanings in different contexts, we shall think in English (or in Modern Greek or in French or in German) and shall falsify the phenomena. If we are to understand the Greek concept e.g. of aretê we must study the nature of the situations in which it is applied. For it is an important fact in the study of Greek society that the Greeks used the one word (e.g. aretê) where we use different words. If we are to understand properly the texts, we have to view them in their historical and social context. Ancient Greek thought needs to be studied together with politics, ethics, and economic behaviour. Moreover, the best insights can be found in those who confine themselves to the terms of each ancient author's analysis. From this principle each of the contributions of the volume begins.

The Greeks

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Greeks written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Greek Diaspora and Migration since 1700

Author : Professor Dimitris Tziovas
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1409480321
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Greek Diaspora and Migration since 1700 written by Professor Dimitris Tziovas and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greek diaspora is one of the paradigmatic historical diasporas. Though some trace its origins to ancient Greek colonies, it is really a more modern phenomenon. Diaspora, exile and immigration represent three successive phases in Modern Greek history and they are useful vantage points from which to analyse changes in Greek society, politics and culture over the last three centuries. Embracing a wide range of case studies, this volume charts the role of territorial displacements as social and cultural agents from the eighteenth century to the present day and examines their impact on communities, politics, institutional attitudes and culture. By studying migratory trends the aim is to map out the transformation of Greece from a largely homogenous society with a high proportion of emigrants to a more diverse society inundated by immigrants after the end of the Cold War. The originality of this book lies in the bringing together of diaspora, exile and immigration and its focus on developments both inside and outside Greece.

A Sheaf of Greek Folk Songs Gleaned by an Old Philhellene

Author : Evelyn Lilian Hazeldine Carrington Martinengo-Cesaresco (contessa)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book A Sheaf of Greek Folk Songs Gleaned by an Old Philhellene written by Evelyn Lilian Hazeldine Carrington Martinengo-Cesaresco (contessa) and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Unbridled

Author : Barbara McNally
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1452562830
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (525 download)

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Download or read book Unbridled written by Barbara McNally and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2013-03-17 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone believed Barbara was living the American Dream. She married her college sweetheart, sustained him on his rise to success, and seemed to have the perfect marriage, the perfect family, the perfect home. But when she strayed and her matrimonial cookie crumbled, Barbara realized that to be more than a just a wife... she'd have to get a life.Following the lead of her adventurous late grandmother, she set off to overcome her fears and find her independence. While exploring Ireland, the land of her ancestors, she danced with horsemen and communed with priestesses.Somewhere along the way, she discovered parts of herself that had been missing from her life. Something she'd longed for without knowing it. She tasted freedom and wanted more.

Greek Music in America

Author : Tina Bucuvalas
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496819748
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book Greek Music in America written by Tina Bucuvalas and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2018-11-26 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2019 Vasiliki Karagiannaki Prize for the Best Edited Volume in Modern Greek Studies Contributions by Tina Bucuvalas, Anna Caraveli, Aydin Chaloupka, Sotirios (Sam) Chianis, Frank Desby, Stavros K. Frangos, Stathis Gauntlett, Joseph G. Graziosi, Gail Holst-Warhaft, Michael G. Kaloyanides, Panayotis League, Roderick Conway Morris, National Endowment for the Arts/National Heritage Fellows, Nick Pappas, Meletios Pouliopoulos, Anthony Shay, David Soffa, Dick Spottswood, Jim Stoynoff, and Anna Lomax Wood Despite a substantial artistic legacy, there has never been a book devoted to Greek music in America until now. Those seeking to learn about this vibrant and exciting music were forced to seek out individual essays, often published in obscure or ephemeral sources. This volume provides a singular platform for understanding the scope, practice, and development of Greek music in America through essays and profiles written by principal scholars in the field. Greece developed a rich variety of traditional, popular, and art music that diasporic Greeks brought with them to America. In Greek American communities, music was and continues to be an essential component of most social activities. Music links the past to the present, the distant to the near, and bonds the community with an embrace of memories and narrative. From 1896 to 1942, more than a thousand Greek recordings in many genres were made in the United States, and thousands more have appeared since then. These encompass not only Greek traditional music from all regions, but also emerging urban genres, stylistic changes, and new songs of social commentary. Greek Music in America includes essays on all of these topics as well as history and genre, places and venues, the recording business, and profiles of individual musicians. This book is required reading for anyone who cares about Greek music in America, whether scholar, fan, or performer.