ISBN: 9780801433016 - after antiquity: greek language, myth, and metaphor (myth and poetics) (7 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. Series: Myth and Poetics. Num Pages: 592 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 2AHA; 2AHM; DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 42. Weight in Grams: 910. . 2002. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - With the publication of Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition, widely considered a classic in Modern Greek studies and in collateral fields, Margaret Alexiou established herself as a major intellectual innovator on the interconnections among ancient, medieval, and modern Greek cultures. In After Antiquity, Alexiou looks at how language defines the contours of myth and metaphor. Drawing on texts from the New Testament to the present day, Alexiou shows the diversity of the Greek language and its impact at crucial stages of its history on people who were not Greek. She then stipulates the relatedness of literary and 'folk' genres, and assesses the importance of rituals and metaphors of the life cycle in shaping narrative forms and systems of imagery.…