{"product_id":"polytropos-ajax-9783111450353","title":"Polytropos Ajax","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeanings are realized at the point of reception and this volume intends to offer an in-depth discussion of some of the meanings associated with and raised by the figure of Telamonian Ajax at various, specifically contextualized, and yet somehow connectable ‘points of reception’. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 1 looks at how, and from where, and with what effects, the epic and tragic figure of Ajax is constructed and re-defined in archaic and classical Greece. Part 2 moves on to Roman Ajax(es), evaluating how he is used in and by Latin literature as a tool for window-references and innovation, and for reflecting on national identity and cultural categories. Part 3 discusses various ways in which the myth of Ajax, especially in its Sophoclean version, has been translated into theatrical, psychological, and philosophical discussions. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is not an attempt to look for Ajax’s true nature (an ill-posed question in itself). Nor is it a claim to evaluate Ajax’s features as if they could be placed on a straight evolutionary line (they never can be). On the contrary, the volume provides a multiform and interconnected ensemble of relevant patterns, always particularly situated, and constantly changing. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silvia Speriani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48265139585275,"sku":"9783111450353","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_20b3a751-eb0d-4b27-bf0f-26ea30f81e82.jpg?v=1774224758","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/polytropos-ajax-9783111450353","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}