Academic literature on the topic 'Ancient Brno'

This article nominates Bruno Snell’s Discovery of the Mind (1946; trans. 1953) as an Undead Text on the basis of three criteria. The article examines first the persistence of a Snellian story about the Greeks as the ancestors of modern Europe within the discipline of classics, before considering the broader question of how Undead Texts interact with Undead (Grand) Narratives. It then considers Discovery as an Undead Narrative in its symbiotic relationship with E. R. Dodds’s Greeks and the Irrational, which remains a standard-bearer of the narrative of the Greeks as Other to the moderns. In its final analysis, the article looks to Discovery as itself a perennially productive site for plotting the coordinates of Same and Other in relationship to the ancient Greeks, arguing that such questions are as much about enabling new attachments to the “classical” past as they are about conservative claims of heritage or, conversely, estrangement from the present.

Abstract This paper analyzes the use of kinship categories to refer to personified (hypostasized) concepts in Ancient Greek literature, with particular emphasis on Pindar. This device serves to include an abstract concept within a genealogy that is dominated by divinities or quasi-religious entities. Comparing the use of this device in Hesiod, Plato, and Pindar, I suggest that, before the emergence of properly analytic categories within the philosophical discourse, genealogical metaphor served as the most important means of concept formation available to Ancient Greeks. In particular, Pindar’s use of genealogical metaphors points to a productive encounter between image and concept. In this context, I review the neglected work of the Soviet Classicist Olga Freidenberg, who put forward a theory of poetic metaphor as a transitional phenomenon between mythological image and philosophical concept, and discuss the differences between the method of historical poetics employed by Freidenberg and the idealist paradigm that informs the better known work by Hermann Fränkel, Bruno Snell, and Wilhelm Nestle on the shift from “mythos” to “logos” in early Greek thought and literature.

In the later twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, a debate has rumbled over the sources and significance of Platonic and Neoplatonic motifs in Edmund Spenser’s poetry. While this debate has focused on the presence (or absence) of various aspects of Platonism and/or Neoplatonism, critics have largely ignored the hints of magic derived from Neoplatonism. Through the probable influence of John Dee, Marsilio Ficino, and Giordano Bruno as well as Spenser’s own wide-ranging and particular reading, The Faerie Queene makes it evident that the English poet found himself attracted to an ancient hope in the restoration of a Golden Age that would be inaugurated by a great monarch. However, by the end of the poem, Spenser has largely lost faith in the restoration of this Golden Age; what he has uncovered along the way forces a retreat to Christian hope in his personal salvation.

Anthropocentrism seems to be a fundamental notion concerning the man-nature relation. ?e anthropocentric attitude is largely meant to be the main cause of the ecological crisis. One can distinguish at least several stages of the process, which led to this crisis, namely: stage of Magic and Myth, Ancient Times, Middle Ages, and Modern Times. The aim of this article is to show the process of development of an anthropocentric thought in Modern European culture when the culmination of this process is observed. Among the causes of the modern worldview, one can mention e.g. the modern conception of science, technology development, as well as social, political, and cultural changes. Contemporary view on nature and man was influenced not only by mechanistic and materialistic theories tending to subordinate nature to man (G. Bruno, F. Bacon, R. Descartes) but also by philosophical views which on the one hand excluded man from nature (I. Kant) and on the other made attempts to restore man to nature (J. J. Rousseau, F. W. J. Schelling).

This text discusses reuse and modifications of older graves in southern Sweden during the Late Iron Age and early medieval period (c. 9th to 12th centu- ries AD). Post-burial practices in the Late Iron Age have in general been interpreted as means to nego- tiate status, identity and rights to land, while in the later part of the period they are comprehended as expressions of religious insecurity and syncretism. In this text, the continuity of post-burial practices during the whole period is stressed and instead of general top-down interpretative models, the onto- logical status and material aspects of death, dead bodies and their graves is emphasized. It is argued that the post-burial actions generally constituted ways of relating to a specific type of materiality, the bones of the ancient dead, which transgress binary categorizations such as living–dead, past–present, heathen–Christian, and human–nonhuman. The argument builds on five recently excavated sites in southern Sweden: Bogla, Broby Bro, Lilla Ullevi, Valsta and Vittene.

Texts of culture, which act as “generators of meaning”, are associated by Yu.M. Lotman, in his work “The History and Typology of Culture”, with the problem of memory that makes possible the reconstruction of the history of culture from its synchronic slices.The study of L.N. Tolstoy’s early works allows to judge the figurative character of the philosophical ethical intentions of the category of heroic that were embodied in the topic of “man and war”.The category of heroic is reflected in the concept of ancient philosophers — Plato (“Dialogues”), Aristotle (“Ethics”, “Poetics”), in the treatise by G. Bruno (“The Heroic Frenzies”), in the philosophy of G.W.F. Hegel (“Aesthetics”), and others. In the context of developing the idea of “man and war” and revealing Leo Tolstoy’s interest in ancient philosophy, the article aims to explore the embodiment of these intentions in the works of the great writer and to note the peculiar “echoes” of his thoughts about justice, courage or cowardice in battle by the examples of his works (the story “Raid”, “Caucasian Stories”, and others). Special attention should be paid to “Sevastopol Stories” created during the Crimean (Eastern) War by L.N. Tolstoy, an artillery officer who served in the most dangerous place of the Sevastopol defense (the 4th bastion). They reveal the essence of “true” and “false” courage, the relations between artillery soldiers and junior officers, the theme of the feat and other problems, which was later developed in the epic novel “War and Peace”.The article actualizes the issue of traditions (from Plato to Hegel), the development of Leo Tolstoy’s ideas, the analysis of human behavior in a situation of mortal danger, the problem of the heroic and the tragic, reflected in the “military” prose of writers — participants of the Great Patriotic War: Yu.V. Bondarev, V.V. Bykov, G.Ya. Baklanov, V.O. Bogomolov, K.D. Vorobyov, K.M. Simonov, and others.

AbstractThree of Petrarch's major prose works in Latin—De otio religioso, De vita solitaria, and Secretum—are treatises dedicated to the topic of solitude as an escape from the negotium of worldly life. An inquiry into Petrarch's understanding of solitude will show, however, that far from representing an idealized withdrawal from engagement in the world, ascesis is a technique employed by Petrarch to construct his own ideal of the public intellectual, disengaged and resistant to structures of coercive authority and power. His reshaping of an ascetic lineage, which puts early Christian authors side by side with writers from the ancient Latin Stoic tradition, may be seen as an attempt to delineate a new, laicized form of monasticism and the ascetic life. In turning to a closer examination of De otio religioso, this paper will emphasize two areas of interest, which seek to support the thesis that Petrarch's pursuit of contemplative life was strategic for the shaping of an uncompromised, intellectual, Christian identity: the presence of an absence, represented by Bruno, founder of the Carthusian order, as a model of ascetic dissent; and the absence of a presence, evoked by a radical reading of the Latin verb vacare with its more kenotic implications.

Abandoned mines can pose a major environmental hazard. At the beginning of the 21st century, significant steps were taken all around the world in order to protect these historically valuable complexes, and the mining heritage was recognized as a potential for the development of alternative tourism. This exploration covers mines in the Kopaonik Mountain area. Mining on this mountain began in ancient times. It has developed throughout history, and today only one mine is active. Three abandoned (Gvozdac, Suvo Rudište and Raičeva Gora) and one active mine (Belo Brdo-Zaplanina) are the subject of research. The basic aim of the research is twofold. The estimation of geo-tourist values was performed using the Geosite Assessment Model (GAM), and the ecological status assessment WAS performed according to the standard model based on negative and positive values. Based on the applied methods, it was concluded that mines (geosites) have a high level of natural characteristics, and that differences between geosites are evident in tourist values. The reason for this is insufficient tourist affirmation and the insufficient availability of tourist infrastructure. With the ecological status, positive values were observed on the geosites, which also differ from one (Raičeva Gora) to 15 points (Gvozdac). In the end, the results obtained are of great scientific importance, and their direct application is in the development of the Tourism Development Strategy in the Kopaonik area.

Associating autonomy with art has long been viewed with suspicion, but autonomous signifying agency may be attributed to literary discourse without lapsing into decontextualized aestheticism or neoliberal conceptions of subjectivity. Through literary practices that “move” readers in a “singular” manner, a work becomes what Rita Felski, following Bruno Latour, calls a “nonhuman actor.” Such an actor, Felski observes, “modifies a state of affairs by making a difference,” participating “in chains of events” so as to “help shape outcomes and influence events” (2015, pp. 163–64). Autonomous signifying agency within works and literary discourse more broadly enables them to become actors within what Latour terms “networks of associations” through which “the social” is constantly “reassembled.” But literary works also act as interlocutors, in the sense Levinas gives the word (1996a, pp. 2–10). Though not full-fledged ethical others, they nonetheless, as interlocutors, are sufficiently invested with the attributes and agency of ethical others to be their extensions or ambassadors. Nonhuman, interlocutory literary agency may be explored in iconic passages of ancient literature—Telemachus’ recognition that he is being visited by a god (Odyssey Book 1: ll. 319–24) and Judah’s recognition that Tamar is more “righteous” than he (Gen. 38: 26). In being authoritative but not authoritarian, literary discourse becomes a potently autonomous actor within the networks of associations in which it participates.

The thesis has been written on the basis of main architectural concepts and their application in real life within a historical context investigation. Main architectural concepts are represented in a harmony of architectural composition that deals with relations among form, structure and space in the unique art work. Genius loci play very important role in the architectural creation - it represents a special and extra-ordinary urban locality and its architectural value in the historical, geographical and cultural context. The origin of Ostravice village within the historical frame concept of Moravia domain is the topic of this thesis. Other historical documents gave information about Bruneswerde as the Brno Castle. That means Brno Castle had to be founded not in Brno (as it has been consid-ered for many years) but it was located in Beskydy at Ostravice. The sacred city – Civitas Dei had been located in Bruneswerde region in early ages as the centre of European culture, education and spiritual life. Civitas Dei – divine Jerusalem in the transcription of St. Augustine's book De civitate Dei – is not only glorification of God and religious fantasy. It is also one of significant clues for recognition of historical architecture. The depiction of unknown settlement from the book of unde-fined origin is a superb testimony about extinct architectural works. They are legible from cadastral maps. Brno Castle - residence of nobility and power served shelter to St. Vojtěch, St. Prokop, St. Václav and St. Ludmila as it is obvious for the mentioned picture. Three major temples, three com-position axes symbolized by three towers on coins are in analogical relation to Brno triangle of four saints - the Saint family of Brno temples. Powerful ambitions of Brno City principals and clergy are inscribed into the urban structure in the way of composition relations which are legible to them who devoted themselves to the mystery of harmony. The absence of historical continuity affects personal attitudes and also identity of the whole community. The architecture truly reflects the past state of polis and it is eloquent even after its death. The architectural composition relations influence the natural environment for long time, longer than the architectural work existence. The geometric order of Renaissance Brno existence has not been in attention of architects so far. The features were discovered in characteristic paintings by Albrecht Durer. They are evidently secret works of the genius. A meaningful collaborator and follower in the extensive project was also his friend Jan Čert from Brno and lately from Vienna. His noble genealogy played a significant role in history of Silesia and Moravia for centuries. It is tendency to consider him as Austrian or even German architect. It is because of the fact that the genealogy tree of his noble family had roots in Moravia. It is supposed that Durer with Jan Čert´s support created the extraordinarily monumental architectural and urban works in Brno. A remarkable consensus in the urban composition of two squares and transition of traditional urban structure of Ostravice Civitas Dei into the modern Brno is also confirmed due to the identification of noble creators and owners, who were at the foundation, transformation and extinction of elements of the Moravian urban structure.

Dans un contexte de forte compétition internationale entre les villes, les anciens quartiers ouvriers représentent de véritables espaces stratégiques au niveau local. Leur localisation dans la ville, leurs potentialités foncières et immobilières, et leur attractivité auprès de populations issues de catégories sociales favorisées et qualifiées, constituent autant d'enjeux spatiaux, sociaux, et symboliques qui conduisent les autorités publiques et les acteurs privés locaux à impulser puis à contrôler un processus de reconquête à partir d'opérations de renouvellement urbain. Certains habitants, dont la présence ou l'installation ne sont pas recherchées par l'action institutionnelle, résistent, à travers leur habiter, au changement généré par le renouvellement urbain. Les habitants produisent des continuités populaires par leurs présences résidentielles, les pratiques quotidiennes qu'ils déploient à l'échelle du quartier, ou par des représentations individuelles et collectives. Ces différentes formes de continuités populaires contribuent in fine à remettre en cause la vision politique ou marchande du changement urbain des centres anciens. Cette recherche prend appui sur des observations réalisées dans deux anciens quartiers ouvriers dont la reconquête, initiée à des périodes différentes, ne se trouve pas au même stade d'avancement : Berriat Saint-Bruno à Grenoble (France) et Alcântara à Lisbonne (Portugal). En privilégiant le croisement des regards mobilisés, des méthodes d'investigation et des résultats, la démarche adoptée a pour objectif de comprendre la diversité des situations produites par le renouvellement urbain en centre ancien, et d'interpréter la variété des changements induits au quotidien.

La notion de l’agir en Grèce ancienne a, dans les études grecques au XXème siècle, fait l’objet d’un débat important, fondé sur des textes philosophiques – avant tout Aristote – et littéraires – particulièrement Homère et la tragédie grecque. Le débat porte sur la prise de position du lecteur moderne face au traitement antique de cette notion, entre familiarité et sentiment d’étrangeté. L’alternative suivante se présente en effet à lui : la conception grecque de l’agir lui est-elle familière, en ce qu’elle est à l’origine de la notion occidentale, ou est-elle devenue absolument étrangère ? Le philologue allemand Bruno Snell et le philosophe français Jean-Pierre Vernant ont apporté des contributions fondamentales à ce sujet.Dans la présente thèse de doctorat, les positions des deux chercheurs sont comparées à lueur de leurs méthodes – « Geistesgeschichte », histoire de l’esprit et « Wortphilologie », philologie du mot, pour Snell, psychologie historique, sociologie, anthropologie et structuralisme chez Vernant. Par ailleurs, la thèse analyse dans quelle mesure leurs contributions s’ancrent dans les traditions nationales respectives des études grecques. Cette réflexion est particulièrement intéressante dans le cas de Bruno Snell et de Jean-Pierre Vernant qui pratiquaient la recherche de manière explicitement interdisciplinaire et internationale. Bruno Snell et Jean-Pierre Vernant sont d’éminentes personnalités des études grecques de la seconde moitié du vingtième siècle. Ils n’inspirèrent point simplement leur propre champ de recherche mais eurent en tant qu’intellectuels au sens zolien, une influence politique et sociale
The notion of acting in ancient Greece was intensely discussed in the field of ancient Greek scholarship during the 20th century on the basis of philosophical texts – above all by Aristotle – and literary texts – particularly by Homer and the Greek tragedy. The debate revolves around the position of the modern reader with regard to the ancient notion, between estrangement and familiarity. He is faced with the following alternative: is the Greek conception of acting familiar to him, being the source of the western one, or has it become absolutely alien to him? The German philologist Bruno Snell and the French philosopher Jean-Pierre Vernant have made fundamental contributions to this debate.This PhD compares the positions of both researchers with regard to their methodologies – Snell’s « Geistesgeschichte », history of the spirit and « Wortphilologie », philology of the word, and Vernant’s historical psychology, sociology, anthropology and structuralism. Moreover, this dissertation analyses to what extent their contributions are rooted in the respective national traditions of ancient Greek scholarship. This reflection is particularly interesting in the case of Bruno Snell and Jean-Pierre Vernant, as they both pursued an explicitly international and interdisciplinary approach to research. Bruno Snell and Jean-Pierre Vernant are eminent classical scholars of the second half of the twentieth century. Not only did they inspire their own field of research through their work, but they also exerted a strong social and political influence as intellectuals in the sense of Emile Zola
Die Frage nach dem Begriff des Handelns bei den Griechen wurde in der Klassischen Philologie des 20. Jahrhunderts anhand philosophischer (vor allem Aristoteles) und literarischer Texte (vor allem Homer und der griechischen Tragödie) stark debattiert. Gegenstand dieser Debatte ist die Haltung des heutigen Lesers gegenüber der antiken Auffassung dieses Begriffs, zwischen Vertrautheit und Fremdheit. Dabei stellt sich folgende Frage: Steht uns heute das griechische Konzept des Handelns nah, als Ursprung des abendländischen Konzeptes, oder ist es uns ganz und gar fremd geworden? Der deutsche Altphilologe Bruno Snell und der französische Philosoph Jean-Pierre Vernant haben zu diesem Thema relevante und bedeutende Beiträge geleistet. Die Positionen des deutschen und des französischen Wissenschaftlers werden in der vorliegenden Arbeit in Bezug auf ihre jeweilige Methodik − Geistesgeschichte und Wortphilologie bei Snell, historische Psychologie, Soziologie, Anthropologie und Strukturalismus bei Vernant − verglichen. Darüber hinaus wird der Frage nachgegangen, inwiefern ihre Beiträge in ihrer jeweiligen Wissenschaftstradition verwurzelt sind. Diese Fragestellung ist im Falle Snells und Vernants von besonderem Interesse, da beide explizit eine überfachliche und internationale Auffassung von Wissenschaft vertreten. Bruno Snell und Jean-Pierre Vernant sind bedeutende Persönlichkeiten der Gräzistik der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts; sie haben nicht nur ihr Fach durch ihre Forschung geprägt, sondern hatten − als Intellektuelle im Sinne Zolas − auch gesellschaftlich und politisch großen Einfluss
La questione della nozione del agire presso gli antichi Greci fu l’oggetto di un dibattito importante nella filologia classica del Novecento, fondato sia su testi filosofici (sopratutto Aristotele) che letterari (innanzitutto Omero e la tragedia greca). L’argomento del dibattito è la presa di posizione del lettore moderno di fronte alla nozione antica, fra estraniamento e confidenza. Sorge dunque la domanda seguente: ci risulta familiare la nozione greca del agire, in quanto origine della nozione occidentale, oppure è diventata assolutamente estranea per noi? Il filologo tedesco Bruno Snell e il filosofo francese Jean-Pierre Vernant hanno portato contributi fondamentali a questo argomento. Nella tesi di dottorato, le posizioni dei due scientifici vengono comparate rispetto ai loro metodi – « Geistesgeschichte », storia dello spirito e « Wortphilologie », filologia della parola, presso Snell, psicologia storica, sociologia, antropologia e strutturalismo presso Vernant. Inoltre, la tesi esamina quanto i loro contributi siano radicati nelle tradizioni scientifiche nazionali. Questa problematica è particolarmente interessante nel caso di Snell e Vernant, siccome tutti e due adottavano esplicitamente una concezione interdisciplinaria e internazionale della scienza. Bruno Snell e Jean-Pierre Vernant sono eminenti personalità della filologia greca della seconda metà del Novecento; non hanno solamente ispirato il loro campo di ricerca, ma avevano – come intellettuali nel senso di Zola – anche un’influenza sociale e politica

The design of cultural centre is situated in part Kozia Hôrka( well-known city swimming pool), in its advantage takes natural scenery and calm atmosphere of place. Into action of performance brings a message in form of body of reservoir, function of centre is divided into small parts placed in area Kozia Hôrka. Orientation of objects comes mainly from local natural ispirations. Complex is multifunctional in concept, counts with several sorts of culture - sports events. Whereby the main function of swimming pool is preserved and added for higher comfort of inhabitants. Architecture of objects comes from idea of floating leaf on water level and body of reservoir. Objects stylizely illustrate this idea. The design takes the game of solids of organic and strictly ortogonal shapes. Two mutual opposites, in interaction. Objects smoothy and with respect encroach the environment, which is enough marked by human. Simplicity in used materials ( glass, steel, wood ) give transparency and purity to whole solution.

The first opera by Bohuslav Martinů (from the total of 16) named Voják a tanečnice (The Soldier and the Dancer), H. 162 was created in the initial years of Martinů's stay in Paris (1926-1927), when the effort to reflect different contemporary music trends and influences can be traced in his compositions. Voják a tanečnice is an original example of absorbing such influences on the background of the three-act comic opera. Together with the librettist, Jan Löwenbach, they tried to create a "new opera buffa", which was however not understood by the contemporary reviewers. The opera was first performed in Brno in 1928. The frequency of the first performances of Martinů's stage works in the National Theatre in Brno indicates that the first performance of his first opera was not a coincidence but a part of targeted dramaturgy at the Brno stage. The opera follows both the tradition of an opera and tendencies in art of the 1920's, e. g. playing with humour in music, the epic theatre inspirations or using ancient theme. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

Much of western philosophy, especially ancient Greek philosophy, addresses the problems posed by embodiment. This chapter argues that to grasp the early history of embodiment is to see the category of the body itself as historically emergent. Bruno Snell argued that Homer lacked a concept of the body (sōma), but it is the emergence of body in the fifth century BCE rather than the appearance of mind or soul that is most consequential for the shape of ancient dualisms. The body takes shape in Hippocratic medical writing as largely hidden and unconscious interior space governed by impersonal forces. But Plato’s corpus demonstrates that while Plato’s reputation as a somatophobe is well grounded and may arise in part from the way the body takes shape in medical and other physiological writing, the Dialogues represent a more complex position on the relationship between body and soul than Plato’s reputation suggests.

The history of the use of symmetry arguments in probability theory is traced. After a brief consideration of why these did not occur in ancient Greece, the use of symmetry in probability, starting in the 17th century, is considered. Some of the contributions of Bernoulli, Bayes, Laplace, W. E. Johnson, and Bruno de Finetti are described. One important thread here is the progressive move from using symmetry to identify a single, unique probability function to using it instead to narrow the possibilities to a family of candidate functions via the qualitative concept of exchangeability. A number of modern developments are then discussed: partial exchangeability, the sampling of species problem, and Jeffrey conditioning. Finally, the use or misuse of seemingly innocent symmetry assumptions is illustrated, using a number of apparent paradoxes that have been widely discussed.

The books examines Eighteenth Dynasty images of reading and writing with the aim of understanding how members of the elite conceptualized literacy, and how, in turn, they identified themselves with regards to it. Inspired by the approach taken by New Literacy Studies, this inquiry emphasizes the study of the social practices that involve reading and writing. This line of inquiry reveals a dynamic negotiation between various concepts of literacy among the Eighteenth Dynasty elite, who associated writing with accounting and list-making, as well as with violence and law. Building on the work of Bruno Latour and Stephen Greenblatt, the book furthermore studies the representation of literacy as a social phenomenon. This investigation suggests that in contrast most of the elite, military officials chose to represent themselves engaged in writing as a way of negotiating their place in relation to others within and without the military. Haremhab, the commander in chief who later ascended the throne is perhaps the epitome of this phenomenon, and his biography allows us to follow his path from military man to king. A close investigation of his texts and monuments reveals his unique views regarding reading and mainly writing that involve piety and historiography. Examining representations of literacy in this time period reveals, therefore, a fascinating change in the cultural history of ancient Egypt. It allows us to, moreover, to explore the relationships between art and society in ancient Egypt, between patrons and the groups they form, and the place of literacies in ancient societies.

Along with the revival of Platonism, Renaissance Europe saw a surprising proliferation of writings on the world soul, shaping one of the most impressive eras in the history of this perennial theme. The current chapter focuses on key figures such as Marsilio Ficino, Agostino Steuco, Giordano Bruno, Tommaso Campanella, and Justus Lipsius. Presenting their major arguments, it shows the features of their interpretations and eventual interconnections. Starting from fifteenth-century Florence, it examines some important attempts to reconcile the doctrine of the world soul with Christianity. More than 100 years later, these attempts culminated in the work that revived Stoicism with a strong Platonic flavor. A clue to understanding all this evolution is the belief in “ancient theology” (prisca theologia) promoted by Ficino and developed in the stream of Renaissance Platonism.

The Introduction outlines the aims of the book. Since the seventeenth century scholars have asked whether the Pythagorean women philosophers mentioned in ancient texts were “real” historical individuals. The chapter briefly presents the material, then rehearses two recent answers to this question: 1) the proposal to embrace references to Pythagorean women at face value as direct testimonies to historical women and female experience; 2) the argument that all texts on record bear witness to male authors’ efforts to represent female thought. Drawing on Ricoeur’s dialectic of suspicion and belief, the chapter makes the case for a hermeneutic approach that moves from a critique of the circumstances of text production to belief and reconstruction of potential meanings and worlds. In this process, the text is treated as an autonomous entity, a notion drawn from the work of Bruno Latour. The Introduction insists on the complexity of the Pythagorean tradition and on the need to consider testimonies of Pythagorean women as instances of reception.