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The Complete World of Greek Mythology (Complete Series) - Hardcover

Buxton, Richard

 
9780500251218: The Complete World of Greek Mythology (Complete Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0500251215 ISBN 13: 9780500251218
Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

"Contexts, Sources, Meanings" describes the main literary and artistic sources for Greek myths, and their contexts, such as ritual and theater."Myths of Origin" includes stories about the beginning of the cosmos, the origins of the gods, the first humans, and the founding of communities."The Olympians: Power, Honor, Sexuality" examines the activities of all the main divinities."Heroic exploits" concentrates on the adventures of Perseus, Jason, Herakles, and other heroes."Family sagas" explores the dramas and catastrophes that befall heroes and heroines."A Landscape of Myths" sets the stories within the context of the mountains, caves, seas, and rivers of Greece, Crete, Troy, and the Underworld."Greek Myths after the Greeks" describes the rich tradition of retelling, from the Romans, through the Renaissance, to the twenty-first century.Complemented by lavish illustrations, genealogical tables, box features, and specially commissioned drawings, this will be an essential book for anyone interested in these classic tales and in the world of the ancient Greeks.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Richard Buxton has been researching and writing about Greek myths for over forty years. He is an emeritus professor of classics at the University of Bristol; author of numerous books, including The Complete World of Greek Mythology and Myths and Tragedies in their Ancient Greek Contexts; and coauthor of Cyclops: The Myth and Its Cultural History.

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Verlag
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2004
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0500251215
ISBN 13 
9780500251218
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
256
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