In this truly beautiful reading book presents the 28 most important love affair of the Greco-Roman antiquity, but does not begin the book with a Greek or Roman love poem, but with the "triplets on love" by Berthold Brecht, which I consider myself very much and have been cited elsewhere. In the introduction we learn that the author Angela Dierichs by the life stories of ancient lovers intends to convey to readers in terms of their current love tips and sensibilities that, while the outlined couples not meet today's needs. The areas addressed
: Alcestis and Admetus, Alcmene and Zeus, Poseidon and Amphitrite, Aphrodite and Adonis, Aphrodite and Achish, Aphrodite and Ares, Arethusa and Alpheus, Ariadne and Dionysus, and Aspasia Perikles, Baucis und Philemon, Breseis und Archill, Eurydike und Orpheus, Helena und Paris, Hera und Zeus, Hero Leander, Kalypso und Odysseus, Kleopatra und Caesar, Medea und Iason, Penelope und Hades, Poppaea und Nero, Psyche und Eros, Rhodopis und Charaxos, Roxane und Alexander, Selene und Endymion, Theodora und Justinian.
Jedes dieser Paare steht für für eine bestimmte Problematik, Kleopatra beispielsweise für die Symbiose von Erotik und Politik, Poppaea und Nero für eine Beziehung, die ein Gemisch aus Liebe, Frevel und Intrige darstellt.
Zu den einzelnen Liebespaaren erhält man konkrete Daten. Zum einen erfährt man, wer die Protagonisten sind, such as the nature of their relationship was, how many children they had and who their parents. In addition to outlining their appearance and the immutable characteristics and are called the respective residences.
is then presented the love story and held in the following brief post-antique side glances. Finally, finally, gives excerpts from texts of ancient writers and philosophers who have dealt with the mentally respective lovers.
Sun Plutarch writes in regard to Cleopatra's charms: "For in and of itself was her beauty, as they say, not as spectacular, and by the way that they at first sight beguiled, but in handling it had a compelling charm and her form, coupled with the winning ways of their conversation and in all, surround your grace leaving a sting. It was a pleasure to listen to her voice "(quote p. 93).
This quote from Plutarch makes it clear that it is not necessarily the beauty had to be to get admitted in ancient love relationships the female part. beautiful, attractive and educated but was Aspasia of Miletus. She and Pericles developed a passionate love affair that lasted more than 10 years. Because it was different than the Athenian of the time, they tried to marginalize them. She sought a salon spirited chattering ladies at what did not please everyone. Pericles was fascinated by her intellectual alertness and her charming charisma. Linda Marie Gunter, quoted in the book, writes clearly in her analysis in 1994 that was not a courtesan Aspasia, (see: p. 49). Women like her has been imputed in such a time like everything.
The most moving I feel the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, "perhaps because it is so sad, to tell the story like no one can desire for true love.
The book teaches us that we should hear in your heart things on our hearts that love and happiness is rarely permanent.
recommended.
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