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Jean-Pierre Vernant

Born

in Provins, France

January 04, 1914

Died

January 09, 2007

Genre

Classics, History

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Jean-Pierre Vernant was a French historian and anthropologist, specialist in ancient Greece. Influenced by Claude Lévi-Strauss, Vernant developed a structuralist approach to Greek myth, tragedy, and society which would itself be influential among classical scholars. He was an honorary professor at the Collège de France.

Born in Provins, France, Vernant at first studied philosophy, receiving his agrégation in this field in 1937.

A member of the Young Communists (Jeunes Communistes), Vernant joined the French Resistance during World War II and was a member of Libération-sud (founded by Emmanuel d'Astier). He later commanded the French Interior Forces (FFI) in Haute-Garonne under the pseudonym of "Colonel Berthier." He was a Companion of the Li ...more

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Average rating: 3.9 · 4,329 ratings · 353 reviews · 92 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Universe, the Gods, and Men 3.88 avg rating — 2,193 ratings — published 1999 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Origins of Greek Thought 3.79 avg rating — 643 ratings — published 1962 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Myth and Tragedy in Ancient Greece by Jean-Pierre Vernant, Pierre Vidal-Naquet, Janet Lloyd (Translator) 4.27 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 1972	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Myth and Thought Among the Greeks by Jean-Pierre Vernant, Janet Lloyd (Translator), Jeff Fort (Translator) 4.21 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1965 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'uomo greco by Jean-Pierre Vernant (Editor), Maria Baiocchi (Translator), A. Bruno (Translator) 3.77 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 1991 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mythe et religion en Grèce ancienne 3.94 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 1990 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Myth and Society in Ancient Greece by Jean-Pierre Vernant, Janet Lloyd (Translator) 3.94 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 1974 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La mort dans les yeux: figures de l'autre en Grèce ancienne 4.11 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 1985 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pandora: İlk Kadın by Jean-Pierre Vernant, Devrim Çetinkasap (Translator) 3.76 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El individuo, la muerte y el amor en la antigua Grecia 4.33 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1989 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Σύγχρονη Αρχαιογνωστική Βιβλιοθήκη (1 book)
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Jean-Pierre Vernant,

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Ιωάννα Παπαδοπούλου (Translator),

Στέλλα Γεωργούδη (Translator),

Νίκος Α. Νικολάου (Translator)

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Quotes by Jean-Pierre Vernant (?)

“..questa tensione fra il vagabondare, l'errare, l'essere sempre di passaggio in ogni luogo, continuamente in cammino, eternamente viaggiatore, e poi il fatto di desiderare una casa propria, in cui sentirsi al suo posto, finalmente stabile, dove essere qualcosa di più che accettato: scelto.”
― Jean-Pierre Vernant, The Universe, the Gods, and Men

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“A word's meaning depends not so much on its linguistic past but rather on the place the word occupies in relation to the general system of the language at the period in question.”
― Jean-Pierre Vernant

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“Tragische Schuld verkörpert sich im permanenten Konflikt zwischen der uralten religiösen Vorstellung von der Missetat als einer Beschmutzung, die einer ganzen Rasse anhaftet und unausweichlich von einer Generation auf die nächste vererbt wird [...], und dem neuen vom Gesetz übernommenen Konzept, nach dem der Schuldige definiert wird als Privatperson, die sich aus eigenem Antrieb und unter keinem Zwang stehend entschlossen hat, ein Verbrechen zu begehen.”
― Jean-Pierre Vernant, Myth and Tragedy in Ancient Greece

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