Μια σύγχρονη, συνοπτική αρχαία ελληνική γραμματολογία, η οποία θα μπορούσε να αποδειχθεί χρήσιμη όχι μόνον στους ειδικούς φιλολόγους και στους φοιτητές των Φιλοσοφικών Σχολών αλλά και σε ένα ευρύτερο κοινό, έλειπε από την ελληνική βιβλιογραφία. Είναι ευχάριστο, ότι μεγάλες μορφές της φιλολογικής επιστήμης, όπως η καθηγήτρια Jacqueline de Romilly, μετά από πολύχρονη και παραγωγική ενασχόληση με ειδικότερα προβλήματα, αισθάνονται την ανάγκη να παρουσιάσουν σε ένα συνθετικό έργο συνολική την εικόνα της αρχαίας ελληνικής λογοτεχνίας. Το κύρος τους εγγυάται και την ποιότητα του έργου τους. Έτσι, για μένα τουλάχιστον, η μετάφραση αυτού ειδικά του έργου στα Νέα Ελληνικά δεν αποσκοπεί μόνον στη συμπλήρωση ενός βιβλιογραφικού κενού αλλά αποτελεί και την απόδοση μικρού μέρους των όσων οφείλει ο έλληνας φιλόλογος σε ξένους επιστήμονες, εραστές και ακάματους ερευνητές του αρχαίου ελληνικού λόγου, όπως η καθηγήτρια Jacqueline de Romilly. (. . .) (ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑΣΗ ΣΤΟ ΟΠΙΣΘΟΦΥΛΛΟ ΤΟΥ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΥ)
Jacqueline Worms de Romilly (March 26, 1913-December 18, 2010) was a French philologist, Classical scholar and writer of fiction of Jewish ancestry.
Born in Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, she studied at the lycée Molière, where she was the winner of the Concours général de latin and took the second prize in Greek in 1930. She then prepared for the École Normale Supérieure at the lycée Louis-le-Grand. She entered ENS Ulm in the class of 1933. She then passed the agrégation of Classics in 1936, and became a doctor of letters in 1947.
After having taught for some time in a school, she became a professor first at the University of Lille and subsequently at the Sorbonne (from 1957 to 1973). She was then elevated to the chair of Greek and the development of moral and political thought at the Collège de France — the first woman nominated to this prestigious institution. In 1988, she was the second woman (after Marguerite Yourcenar) to enter the Académie française, being elected to Chair #7, previously occupied by André Roussin. In 1995, she obtained Greek nationality and in 2000 was nominated Ambassador of Hellenism by the Greek government.
She was at one time president of the Association Guillaume Budé, and remains the honorary president of that institution.
Никад се нисмо договорили да ли волим "прегледе" књижевности или не.
Verovatno da, kada imate blizu 100 godina (a predmet kojim se bavite blizu 3000 godina), samo "pregledi" i dolaze u obzir.
Lepo podeljena, povrsno obradjena, a u nas kod Karposa 2016. izdata - starogrcka knjizevnost opet uspeva da dodje do onih najneupucenijih i najneposvecenijih.
É uma excelente base teórica para quem quer conhecer superficialmente a evolução da literatura grega, desde Homero até à Época Helenística. A autora tem também estudos aprofundados sobre os poemas homéricos ou a tragédia grega. Sem sombra de dúvidas uma autora de referência nos estudos literários da Grécia antiga. Para complementar conhecimentos mais relacionados com a religião e mundividencias recomendo autores como Jean Pierre Vernant ou Pierre Vidal-Naquet.
For example, I'm still not at the point of have read Homer's work in ancient Greek. Let alone I cannot tell the difference between misspellings in Ionic and Aonic Greek....things like that that makes this read heavy.
I would have enjoyed it more if I read along with the original classic. Or at least right after finishing them. Mrs Romilly is a well respected scholar, so this book is almost a MUST READ... but you gotta be prepared, intellectually.
I highly recommend this book. Written in a nice flowing style, Romilly takes you through everything you need to know about Greek literature without bogging you down with endless asides and complex jargon. On the other hand, this is not just a skimming of the surface - she gives great insight into the Greeks and explores the subject like a seasoned pro.
Rather than reading this in one go, it will probably be more useful as a reference prior to/after reading a given work - but then again, most editions (e.g. Oxfords World Classics and Penguin Classics) come with fine introductions already.
Nonetheless Romilly does tie it all together quite nicely.