Venins (De Natura Rerum) (French Edition) - Hardcover

Hudson, William Henry; Reumaux, Patrick; Carteret, Xavier

9782252039717: Venins (De Natura Rerum) (French Edition)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 225203971X ISBN 13: 9782252039717

Publisher: Les Belles Lettres, 2015

This book explores the rise of the concept of dynastic continuity in the Ptolemaic kingdom from political, cultural and sociological perspectives, focusing on the first century of Macedonian rule in Egypt, from Alexander's conquest to the early years of Ptolemy III. A chronological and thematic discussion leads the reader from the success of charismatic leadership in the age of the Diadochs to the establishment of a more durable system of the practice and representation of power during the third century. The analysis focuses on actors involved in the processes of negotiation of Ptolemaic power as well as on the way they interacted by adapting ideological themes to different media and socio-cultural contexts. The main topics discussed include: the interaction between royal and non-royal initiatives in the representation of legitimacy and dynastic continuity; royal apparatus and its reception in mass events; the relations between human power and the divine; the combination of historical events and mythic patterns for the creation of an intentional history of the new dynasty; the historical development of the tradition concerning Alexander and the first Ptolemies, with a focus on the survival and reconfiguration of ideological themes in post-Ptolemaic Alexandria.

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About the Author:

William Henry Hudson (1841-1922) est un ornithologue, naturaliste et �crivain argentin d’origine britannique. Il est un membre fondateur de la Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, en Grande-Bretagne, o� il s’est install� � partir de 1869. Ce sont ses livres sur la campagne anglaise, initiant un mouvement de retour � la nature dans les ann�es 1920 et 1930, qui ont favoris� sa renomm�e en Europe. Parmi ses nombreux ouvrages, on trouve traduits en fran�ais Vertes Demeures (Seuil, 1984, �puis�), Sous le vent de la pampa (Payot, Voyageurs, 2002), Un fl�neur en Patagonie (Payot, Voyageurs, 2002), Contes m�phitiques (J’ai lu, 2011) et Terre pourpre (La Table Ronde, 2012). Para�tront en mai 2015 Chants d’Oiseaux et Conseils aux chasseurs de vip�res, dans la m�me collection.Patrick Reumaux est sp�cialiste des insectes, des plantes et des champignons, mais �galement po�te, romancier et traducteur. Il a �crit et/ou traduit, dans cette collection Tueurs (2013), Chasses fragiles (2014), Chants d’oiseaux et Conseils aux chasseurs de vip�res (2015).

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