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Greek Mythology: An Introduction (Paperback)
$24.93 - Save $1.31 (4%) - RRP $26.24 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Greek MythologyThis introductory text offers a chronological account of the main Greek myths in surviving literary and artistic sources, and also examines the history of interpretation of Greek mythology from the 17th century to the present. It examines the relationship between Greek myths and epic poetry.
Full description- Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Published: 09 May 1996
- Format: Paperback 264 pages
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- Categories: Literary Studies: Classical, Early & Medieval | Folklore, Myths & Legends | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | History Of Religion | Ancient Religions & Mythologies
- ISBN 13: 9780801853951 ISBN 10: 0801853958
- Sales rank: 78,461
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Full description for Greek Mythology
This revised translation of Fritz Graf's highly acclaimed introduction to Greek mythology offers a chronological account of the principal Greek myths that appear in the surviving literary and artistic sources and concurrently documents the history of interpretation of Greek mythology from the 17th century to the present. First surveying the various definitions of myth that have been advanced, Graf proceeds to examine topics such as the relationship between Greek myths and epic poetry, the connection between particular myths and shrines or holy festivals, the use of myth in Greek song and tragedy, and the uses and interpretations of myth by philosophers and allegorists.
