"No one can fail to admire the brilliance of the connections
Vidal-Naquet suggests ...Audacity has been characteristic of
Vidal-Naquet's career from the start; it marked his activities as a
historian engage in the political struggle; it is visible at work
in every page of this book."-Bernard Knox, from the Foreword The
black hunter travels through the mountains and forests of Greek
mythology, living on the frontier of the city-state, of adulthood,
of class, of ethics, of sexuality. Taking its title from this
figure, The Black Hunter approaches the Greek world from its
margins and charts the elaborate system of oppositions that
pervaded Greek culture and society: cultivated and wild, citizen
and foreigner, real and imaginary, god and man. Organizing his
discussions around four principle themes-space and time; youth and
warriors; women, slaves, and artisans; and the city of vision and
of reality-Pierre Vidal-Naquet focuses on the congruence of the
textual and the actual, on the patterns that link literary,
philosophical, and historical works with such social activities as
war, slavery, education, and commemoration. The Black Hunter probes
the interplay of world view, language, and social practice "to
bring into dialogue that which does not naturally communicate
according to the usual criteria of historical judgement." "A
brilliant demonstration of structural analysis and its usefulness
in illuminating well-known texts and providing fresh insights
...What strikes the reader of this book is its daring, innovative
interpretations. This is not a book that merely collects new
information or synthesizes old views. It bursts into the heart of
important themes and floods them with bright light."-Modern Greek
Studies Yearbook "One of the liveliest intellects in the field
...There is a wealth of learning in this book; specialists ...will
wish to consult individual articles while the general reader will
not only learn but enjoy its contents and tenor."-Classical World
"Excellent ...Vidal-Naquet's book is a gem. It will stimulate
further thoughts, discussions and writings on the Greek politeia
and politikon. It should be read by all those who are involved in
classical and comparative studies. It puts into circulation a
structuralist reading which is provocative and simultaneously rings
true."-V. Y. Mudimbe, Journal of Ritual Studies
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