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By: Rebecca,
on 11/22/2007
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The Hero Archetype
By Andrew Varhol
As long as Man (and Woman, for all you feminists out there) has existed, the stories of heroes have always fascinated us. From ancient Greek epics to the adventures of modern day superheroes, some of our most popular stories involve a hero and his triumph over the villain. And it seems lately that movie studios are churning out these stories more and more. Why do you think ancient epics still interest us today, and how have stories such as Beowulf, Homer’s Odyssey, and the legend of King Arthur affected modern day “myths?” Do you see any similarities between Beowulf and any particular modern day hero?
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In a powerful and provocative work of scholarship, The Wooden Horse: The Liberation of the Western Mind from Odysseus to Socrates, Danish literary critic Keld Zeruneith offers a magnificent new survey of Greek myth, religion, poetry, drama, and philosophy. When Odysseus conceived the so-called "Wooden Horse" to overcome the stalemate in the Trojan War, something more profound was being established: resolution through strategic thinking rather than brute physical conflict. Kirkus Reviews calls The Wooden Horse a "sweeping, accessible inquiry to what the makers of classical Greek literature were thinking about." Zeruneith, a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Science and Letters and a lecturer at the University of Copenhagen for over thirty years, will be honored at a reception hosted by Overlook Publisher Peter Mayer on October 30 in New York.
By: Rebecca,
on 4/19/2007
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I’ve been a vegetarian for over a decade and inevitably, when I meet someone new, they end up asking me questions. How and why did I stop eating meat? Do I miss it? Do I cheat? Long ago I stopped telling them the real story (which is dreadfully boring) and started recounting the scene below from The Simpsons.
I imagine I’m not the only one out there that uses The Simpsons to prove a point. Well, our friends over at the DNB have created a very special happy birthday treat for The Simpsons fans. Keep reading!
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As long as Man (and Woman, for all you feminists out there) has existed, the stories of heroes have always fascinated us. From ancient Greek epics to the adventures of modern day superheroes, some of our most popular stories involve a hero and his triumph over the villain. And it seems lately that movie studios are churning out these stories more and more. Why do you think ancient epics still interest us today, and how have stories such as Beowulf, Homer’s Odyssey, and the legend of King Arthur affected modern day “myths?” Do you see any similarities between Beowulf and any particular modern day hero?
