A New View of the Epic

1951 ◽  
Vol 20 (58) ◽  
pp. 2-10
Author(s):  
Émile Mireaux ◽  
Albin Michel ◽  
Sir John Myres
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Literary Form ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Folk Tale ◽  
Wide Interval ◽  
The North ◽  
North Side ◽  
North Wall ◽  
New View

Much has been written about the origin of the Homeric Poems, and the processes, more or less long, by which they were given eventual literary form. The archaeological discoveries of Schliemann and his successors, from 1870 to about 1910, lengthened the perspective and changed the point of view, diverting attention from the latest to the earlier phases, from an ‘Ionian’ to an ‘Aeolic’, ‘Achaean’, and even Mycenaean epic or saga or folk-tale. But not only was there no recovery of early literary texts related to the Minoan scripts, but the decline and fall of the Minoan régime revealed even more clearly the wide interval between the traditional date for the ‘Fall of Troy’ and the emergence of the ‘Ionian’ epic. Political circumstances unfortunately terminated the American excavation of Hissarlik before the questions asked by M. Charles de Vellay about the north side of the fortress could be completely answered; but it seems certain that there was a north wall, and that this was deliberately destroyed at a rather late date, as in the story of the foundation of Achilleum. In Aeolis and Ionia, too, no large excavation is possible yet; so attempts to find archaeological equivalents for the latest indications of material culture in the poems are still conjectural.

scholarly journals The Sites of the Early Nomads on the North-East Periphery of the Sarmatian World

2019 ◽  
pp. 97-109
Author(s):  
Aleksander Tairov
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
Ural Region ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Burial Site ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Burial Rites ◽  
Chelyabinsk Region

The paper publishes new materials of the early Sarmatian time from the North-East periphery of the Sarmatian World – the Southern forest-steppe and steppe zones of the Trans-Ural region within the bounds of the modern Chelyabinsk region. The territory of the Southern forest-steppe is represented by the materials of the ruined burial, which is situated on the shore of the lake Smolino within the bounds of Chelyabinsk. It is dated by the early 4th century BC. There are three accidental finds from this region: iron daggers as well. The daggers with curved bar-shaped pommels and arcuate cross-guards are classified as daggers of “transitional type” and are dated by the 4th century BC. The third dagger with a semicircular pommel and a straight cross-guard is included in the group of classical Prokhorovka daggers and is dated the 3rd – 2nd centuries BC. This paper presents the materials of two peculiar burial complexes from the steppe zone of the Southern Trans-Urals. The burial near Mogutovka village is the only one burial (without a barrow) of the early Sarmatian time, which was investigated in the Southern Trans-Ural region. It is situated on the first terrace above the floodplain of the Kamysty-Ayat river. The localization of the burial is not typical for the sites of the early Trans-Ural nomads of the 1st millennium BC. The early Sarmatian burial of the 3rd – 2nd centuries BC was excavated in Druzhinskiy burial site. It was made in the burial pit, which combines signs of a catacomb and an alcove. A child buried here was dressed in a shirt, whose collar and sleeves were decorated with beading. Publishing materials will help to expand the point of view on burial rites and material culture of the early Trans-Ural nomads of the early Sarmatian time, which exists in scientific literature.

scholarly journals K.A. INOSTRANTZEV СOLLECTION ON TRADITIONAL NOGAI CULTURE IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE RUSSIAN ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-209
Author(s):  
Zuhra Z. Kuzeeva ◽  
Ritsa Sh. Zelnitskaya (Shlarba)
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
The People ◽  
Museum Objects ◽  
Private Collections

The article discusses a small, but rather rich in content, collection of objects from the Department of Ethnography of the Peoples of the Caucasus, Central Asia and Kazakhstan of the Russian Ethnographic Museum for Nogai Culture of the North-East Caucasus (Karanogais), which was collected at the beginning of the last century by K.A. Inostrantzev. This collection under stock number 333 is the very first museum collection on traditional Nogai culture. The collection fully demonstrates the features of the traditional culture and art of the people. It contains unique materials that have long been lost in the environment of everyday life and do not have originals in the central and regional museums of the country and in private collections. These are the interior items of the yurt, items of male and female costume, wedding arba, wedding yurt and felt decorations of the wedding yurt of the late XIX - early XX centuries. The main objective of the study is to consider museum objects of the collection 333 as objects of historical and cultural heritage, to identify and study them as an independent scientific source. This formulation of the problem was primarily due to modern trends, when in the era of digital computer technology in the humanities, interest in the latest research practices is growing. The study of objects of traditional culture using modern techniques would allow to reveal already seemingly sufficiently studied material from a new point of view. In this sense, museum collections play a significant role and sometimes are the only source for studying objects of traditional material culture and art of some peoples. And therefore, the allocation of the specifics of the information resource of museum material for its further analysis is one of the urgent tasks today, both in historical disciplines and in the field of related sciences. As part of this study, a detailed analysis of museum objects was carried out, the attribution of things was compiled, a classification was created.

scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS OF INTRINSIC ELEMENTS ON JAMES JOYCE SHORT STORY

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dedi Rahman Nur
Keyword(s):  
James Joyce ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Flow Model ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Her Family ◽  
The North ◽  
North Wall ◽  
Action Crisis ◽  
Research Show

This research concerns the analysis of intrinsic elements on James Joyce. The research question of this thesis was how the intrinsic elements of Eveline short story by James Joyce are. The design of the research was a descriptive design. This research used a flow model analysis proposed by Miles and Huberman (1994:10). They defined as: data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification. The source of data in this research was James Joyce short story “Eveline” from James Joyce collection of short story Dubliners. The results of this research show that; there are five basic components of plot that researcher found in Eveline short story; exposition, complication, rising action, crisis, climax, falling action and denouement. The setting place in Eveline story are in Eveline’s home, outside the Stores, in the Theater, and in the Station of the North Wall. The characters in Eveline story are; Eveline; she loves her family, swaying with the wind, obedient and docile; Eveline’s father, he is a cruel father, had a bad habit; Frank; he is a sailor, kind and manly; Harry, he is Eveline’s brother; Ernest, he is Eveline brother too and he is dead at the time of the story; Miss Gavan, she Eveline's supervisor at the Stores. There are three themes on this short story it is family theme, love, and security. The point of view of this story is use third persons point of view. The researcher found fourth symbol in this story, they are: the field, Blessed Margaret Mary Alacoque picture and music.

A Summer in Phrygia: Part II

1898 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 81-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. C. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
The North ◽  
North Side ◽  
Imperfect Knowledge ◽  
The Right ◽  
Short Time

After exploring the north side of the Lycos valley, and before proceeding down the right bank of the Maeander towards Ortakche (see Part I. init.), we spent a short time in the Phrygo-Lydian borderland, seeking for some evidence to clear up the uncertainties attaching to the situation of Sala, Tralla, Aetos, Kallatebos, and Apollonos-Hieron. (See Plate IV.)In discussing this district, I enjoy the advantage of having before me the work of three previous explorers, Prof. Ramsay, Prof. Radet, and the late Dr. Karl Buresch. I have been careful to quote the opinions of these critics, though I must sometimes differ from them, because it is convenient for the reader to have before him all the views that are, or have been, held in regard to each town. Amid a few differences, I find myself in general agreement with Prof. Ramsay and Dr. Buresch. In the development of their views from the earliest to the latest stage there is, happily, a steady approximation towards the same results; and yet, by a strange accident, this approximation was quite unconscious, for Dr. Buresch knew only Prof. Ramsay's earliest views, while Prof. Ramsay in his latest work had only a very imperfect knowledge of Dr. Buresch's earliest opinions. I regret that I am obliged to differ more widely from the results reached by M. Radet, and, as some readers might put a wrong construction on such expressions of dissent, I would here record my appreciation of the value of his fresh and suggestive work. When a subject is in process of growth, every suggestion and every fresh point of view are valuable, and it is only by due consideration and open criticism of all proposed combinations that we can cherish the hope of ultimately reaching, or approximating to, the truth.

A Radiocarbon-dated Collared Urn from Oban

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-118
Author(s):  
CHRISTOPHER LOWE ◽  
ANN MacSWEEN ◽  
KATHLEEN McSWEENEY
Keyword(s):  
The North ◽  
North Side ◽  
Funerary Ritual

A collared urn was found during the course of a watching-brief on the raised beach on the north side of Oban bay. Post-excavation analysis has succeeded in throwing some further light on the chronology of this type of urn and possibly on some elements of the funerary ritual associated with its burial. The same watching-brief also revealed the site of a truncated pit of medieval date, filled with fire-cracked stones.

The Inherited Past of the Broch: On Antiquarian Discourse and Contemporary Archaeology

2002 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDREW BAINES
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Academic Language ◽  
Contemporary Archaeology ◽  
The North

In reading archaeological texts, we expect to be engaged in a characteristically archaeological discourse, with a specific and recognisable structure and vocabulary. In evaluating the published work of 19th Century antiquarians, we will inevitably look for points of contact between their academic language and our own; success or failure in the identification of such points of contact may prompt us to recognise a nascent archaeology in some writings, while dismissing others as naïve or absurd. With this point in mind, this paper discusses the written and material legacies of three 19th Century antiquarians in the north of Scotland who worked on a particular monument type, the broch. The paper explores the degree to which each has been admitted as an influence on the development of the broch as a type. It then proceeds to compare this established typology with the author's experiences, in the field, of the sites it describes. In doing so, the paper addresses wider issues concerning the role of earlier forms of archaeological discourse in the development of present day archaeological classifications of, and of the problems of reconciling such classifications with our experiences of material culture.

Past Verses Present; Metamorphosis in Different Spheres of Guwahati: A Study of Srutimala Duara’s Mindprints of Guwahati

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Ankita Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Areca Nut ◽  
Medieval Period ◽  
River Bank ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Indian State ◽  
The City ◽  
Beautiful City

Guwahati derives its name from the Assamese word “Guwa” means areca nut and “Haat” means market. However, the modern Guwahati had been known as the ancient Pragjyotishpura and was the capital of Assam under the Kamrupa kingdom. A beautiful city Guwahati is situated on the south bank of the river Bramhaputra. Moreover, It is known as the largest city in the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in North East India. It has also its importance as the gateway to the North- East India. Assamese and English are the spoken languages in Guwahati.  In 1667, the Mogul forces were defeated in the battle by the Ahom forces commanded by Lachut Barphukan. Thus, in a sense Guwahati became the bone of contention among the Ahoms, Kochas and the Moguls during the medieval period.  Guwahati the administrative headquarters of Lower Assam with a viceroy or Barbhukan was made by the Ahom king.  Since 1972 it has been the capital of Assam. The present paper will discuss the changes happened in Guwahati over the period of late 1970s till the present time. It will focus on the behavior of people, transformed temples, Panbazar of the city, river bank of Bramhaputra, old Fancy Bazaar, chaotic ways, festivals and seasons including a fifth man made season etc. It will also deal how over the years a city endowed with nature’s gifts and scenic views, has been changing as “a dirty city”. Furthermore, it will also present the insurgencies that have barged into the city. The occurrence of changes will be discussed through the perspective and point of view of Srutimala Duara as presented in her book Mindprints of Guwahati.

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