Songs on Bronze: The Greek Myths Made Real - Softcover

Songs on Bronze: The Greek Myths Made Real.

Original brochure. Zustand: Sehr gut. 255 p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Zustand: Minimal beschabter Einband. Ansonsten im einwandfreien Zustand. / Condition: Binding minimally rubbed. Otherwise in perfect condition. - Content: "Songs on Bronze originated from the desire to fashion a single, organic narrative of as much Greek mythology as most people might want or need to know. "This means a less than comprehensive work. Not every tale of the ancient Greek repertoire has been included here. Some stories such as the saga of the Seven Against Thebes are much abbreviated. I wanted this book to be a fluent read, not an unrelenting inventory of names, places, and atrocious events . As for pursuing any historical 'reality' behind the war at Troy, or plotting the precise route taken by the Argonauts, I have gone no further than to weave in some incidental details derived from Bronze Age archaeology. "If myths were bound by time and place, then they would not be myths. Nevertheless, I have tried above all to visualize how legends were formed, to convey the marvelous immediacy of these ancient story lines . "A single image explains the title. Hephaistos, the master craftsman, is crouched over his anvil. Before him is a large, circular shield, embossed with scenes that strike the eye. He has fashioned many figures upon this shield: mountains, cities, forests, strange animals, and more, but most striking of all, the figures of people caught in all the varied postures of their lives. Embraced, or in the throes of war; joining the dance, or hard at work: whatever their actions, these figures proudly occupy the shield's concentric rings. Their stories stand out. Tapped and battered, so tested and true; stories tempered to resist. "The master craftsman holds his work up to the light. He breathes upon the shield. The figures mist, then shine again. "The bronze begins to sing." from the author's note. ISBN 9780739463598 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 203. Artikel-Nr. 1171766

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