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The Work of Tragic Productions: Towards a New History of Drama as Labor Culture [PDF]
Preliminary analysis of the representation of laborers in Greek tragedy and satyr ...
David Roselli
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ABSTRACT Facing a novel plague pandemic, military invasions, and political–economic transformations, societies of the eastern Roman (Byzantine) empire had to adapt to a variety of pressures and new ways of exploiting their natural environments during the mid‐1st millennium CE.
Cristiano Vignola +7 more
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As the survey by Nele Bemong and Pieter Borghart introducing this volume makes clear, the term chronotope has devolved into a veritable carnival of orismology.
Holquist, Michael
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Infinite majesty : disabled and athletic métis in David Foster Wallace’s tennis writing [PDF]
As John Jeremiah Sullivan remarks in his introduction to String Theory, a collection of David Foster Wallace’s essays on tennis, tennis “may be [Wallace’s] most consistent theme at the surface level.” As once an elite junior professional himself, Wallace
Rabe, Michelle Elizabeth
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ABSTRACT Forest ecosystem services (ESs) are garnering increasing public attention as awareness grows regarding society's fundamental dependence on them for well‐being. Forest fires, one of the major disturbances of ESs, are becoming more frequent and destructive, exacerbated in part by climate change.
Emanuele Spada +6 more
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Zorba’s Dance: evolution af a modern myth
In Nikos Kazantzakis’ novel, translated in the world as Zorba the Greek, dance has a great importance, because it communicates what is impossible to explain with words.
Maria Venuso
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The Chronotope and the Study of Literary Adaptation : The Case of Robinson Crusoe [PDF]
This paper proposes a reflection on the potential of the chronotope as a heuristic tool in the field of adaptation studies. My goal is to situate the chronotope in the context of adaptation studies, specifically with regard to perhaps the most central ...
Collington, Tara
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Shaping Character: An Ancient Science of Musical Ethos? [PDF]
Die Idee, dass die psychologische Wirkung der Musik auch für Fragen der Erziehung und Politik entscheidend ist, findet sich zuerst bei Platon, mit Verweis auf Damon von Athen (5. Jahrhundert v. Chr.).
Hagel, Stefan
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Ancient people and living nature: A global perspective on archaeological areas and biodiversity
Abstract Archaeological sites are not only of cultural and historical significance but also contribute to biodiversity conservation. Often marked by limited human disturbance and distinct ecological conditions, these areas serve as important refuges for various plant and animal species, playing a vital role in global conservation efforts.
Antonio Romano +3 more
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Philosophy and Dietetics in the Hippocratic On Regimen: A Delicate Balance of Health. By Hynek Bartos [PDF]
Hynek Bartos does the field of ancient philosophy a great service by detailing the influence of early Greek thinkers (such as Heraclitus, Empedocles, Anaxagoras, Democritus, and Diogenes of Apollonia) on the Hippocratic work On Regimen, and by ...
Johnson, Monte Ransome
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