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Hellenism - the culture, ideals, and pattern of life of ancient Greece in classical times. It usually means primarily the culture of Athens and the related cities during the Age of Pericles. The term is also applied to the ideals of later writers and thinkers who draw their inspiration from ancient Greece. Frequently it is contrasted with Hebraism—Hellenism then meaning pagan joy


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    Hellenism (1919) (Chap. V "The Hellenistic-Jewish Literature") » Read Now

    by Norman Bentwich. 386 pgs.

    ...THE HELLENISTIC-JEWISH LITERATURE 197 VI. THE RABBIS AND HELLENISM 250 VII...whether the Palestinian literature of the third century bears...infusion of the deeper side of...
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    Hellenism and Empire: Language, Classicism, and Power in the Greek World, AD 50-250 (Chap. 4 "The Greek Novel and Greek Identity") » Read Now

    by Simon Swain. 500 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    Hellenism and Empire explores identity, politics, and culture in the Greek world of the first three centuries AD, the period known as the second sophistic. The sources of this identity were the words and deeds of classical Greece, and the emphasis placed on Greekness and Greek heritage was far...
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    Israeli Writing against Itself: The Clash of Hellenism and Judaism in Modern Israeli Narrative » Read Now

    by Ruth Essex, Daniel Walden. 171 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    This comprehensive critique explores the relevancy of old discourses for contemporary narratives in ten Israeli novels. How the theory of deconstruction affects the future of a nation as presented in aspects of these literary texts is the focus of this book. The texts represent the meeting of...
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    Hellenism in Ancient India (Chap. IX "Literature") » Read Now

    by Gauranga Nath Banerjee. 314 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    ...meant by the word Hellenism, the silver age of Greek art and literature, when they became...knowledge of Greek literature much less imbue...evidence of active Hellenism...
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    Greek and Hellenic Culture in Joyce » Read Now

    by R. J. Schork. 328 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    Classical allusion in James Joyce's work is staggering -- despite the fact that he knew no ancient Greek and had only a minimal grasp of its modern form. This book by R. J. Schork comprehensively examines the essential contributions of Greek language, literature, history, and mythology to the...
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    The Hellenism of Mary Renault » Read Now

    by Bernard F. Dick. 140 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...fictional concern is Hellenism, though she gets...work is in English literature, but from time...the students of literature who, like the...Phaedra. The Hellenism of Mary...

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