Case Study of Bolivar and Contemporary Greek Mythology Essay -- Nikos

The excessive element of the hero in both the poetic and artisticexpression of Nikos Engonopoulos The causal agent study of Bolivar and thecontemporary revival of Greek mythologyIt is, I think, in itself an tremendous act to speak today of heroes and heroicexcession in an era that is characterized as anti heroic. In earlier times much earlierthan the nineteenth century the history of human achievement was not conceived ofas anything but the history of heroic deeds which the distinguished dared to undertakeand successfully managed to execute (J.P.Vernant 1989 145) and whose memory isstill alive. But, nowadays, achievement is considered to be the transient personalflaunting in fields such as politics, economics, athletics and entertainment. Thosepeople, indeed, inspire admiration bordering on deification, reverence, in other words,equal to the admiration for heroes of earlier times, adoration of idols. Our time isantiheroic, a time in which idols hold back substituted for heroes a nd the necessity for selfassertionand personal benefit wins over this collective development.However, the question still remains as to the excess in human potential andthe choices confronting an adventurous spirit extinguishing or at leastneglecting fear in the face of danger. No matter how extraordinary and insane it mightbe, very often, heroic demeanor continues to enchant. This happens, possibly, becauseof the element of excess which is characterised, more than at any other time, by aconvergence of the desire of modern man not to be hemmed in by individual mustsof the technological civilization and a desire to return to the charm of the fairy-tales ofhis childhood years. This effort to accept the reality is neve... ...nica Mc Goldrick, 1995.16. Todorov Tzvetan, 1995, Les abus de la memoire, Arlea, Paris.17. Gellner Ernest, 2002, Nationalism, Alexandria Athens.B. Articles1. Engonopoulos Nikos, may 1956, Zygos, Are there common points of contactbetween modern art and the ideal of Greek art?, Athens.2. Friar Kimon, 1978, Modern poetry, Simon and Schuster, New York.3. Gonzales F., 1976, Collection Voix, Maspero, Battle, N. Engonopoulos,Bolivar, Introduction, traduction et postface, Paris.4. Vasiliou A ., 1978, Modern thought, 20, Engonopoulos Empirikos andGreek surrealism, Athens.5. Diamantopoulou Evangelia, May 2000, Elelef, 3, Fear and fearless heroes inTheophilos Hadjimichail s paintings, Athens.6. Diamantopoulou Evangelia, 2002, Anef, 5, Aphrodite, goddess of ancientGreece, goddess of the sea the artistic proposal of Theophilos, Cyprus.