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Greek Mythology

Forms of Astonishment: Greek Myths of Metamorphosis
by Richard Buxton
In this illustrated study Richard Buxton analyses Greek literary narratives and visual representations of the metapmorphosis of humans and gods, as evidenced from Homer to Nonnos. He investigates such questions as: How do different contexts shape the way in which metamorphosis is narrated? How do the assumptions of commentators about 'strangeness' affect how metamorphosis is interpreted? How far should an interpreter allow 'contextual charity' to ...
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Greek Mythology: Poetics, Pragmatics and Fiction
by Claude Calame
Myths are not simple narrative plots. In ancient Greece, as in other traditional societies, these tales existed only in the poetic or artistic forms in which they were set down. To read them from an anthropological point of view means to study their meaning according to their forms of expression - epic recitation, ritual celebration of the victory of an athlete, tragic performance, erudite Alexandrian poetry, antiquarian prose text; in other ...
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Cambridge Companion to Greek Mythology
edited by Roger D. Woodard
Professor Roger Woodard brings together a group of the worlds most authoritative scholars of classical myth to present a thorough treatment of all aspects of Greek mythology. Sixteen original articles guide the reader through all aspects of the ancient mythic tradition and its influence around the world and in later years. The articles examine the forms and uses of myth in Greek oral and written literature, from the epic poetry of 8th century BC ...
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Laughing with Medusa: Classical Myth and Feminist Thought
edited by Vanda Zajko and Miriam Leonard
Oxbow says: Classical myth, with its forthright female protagonists, its gender inequalities, patriarchal opression, obsession with sexual politics and suppression of the female voice, has been used widely within feminist writing. The feminist movement has brought new life to ancient narratives and their principal figures to support contemporary struggles. This collection of essays explores why this choice was made and what it said about ...
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Greek Myths: Tales of Passion, Heroism and Betrayal
by Shoshanna Kirk
A modern illustrated retelling of some of the more popular Greek myths. 143p col illus (Chronicle Books 2005)
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Heros et Heroines dans les Mythes et les Cultes Grecs
edited by Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge and Emilio Suarez de la Torre
30 essays look at the cult of the hero in Ancient Greece from a wide variety of approaches. Their place in the drama of Aeschylus and Euripides is examined, as in lyric poetry and philosophy. There are essays on how the cults functioned, and the practicalities of 'hero-worship'. Essays attempt to trace the origins of mythological hero cults, such as that of Actaeon and look at how these cults served political purposes, particularly in the case of ...
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Women in Greek Myth
by Mary R Lefkowitz
This study of Greek literature shows the very postive role of women in their lives apart from men, in marriage, in politics, in self-sacrifice, and that men feared their intelligence more than their sexuality. This updated and expanded edition includes six new chapters on such topics as heroic women in Greek epic, seduction and rape in Greek myth, and the parts played by women in ancient rites and festivals, as well as revising all the original ...
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Gods and Heroes in Late Archaic Greek Art
by Karl Schefold
Schefold's project to trace the iconography of myths in Greek art from the beginings down to the Hellenistic period continues in this sequel to Myth and Legend in Early Greek Art (now out of print). This volume looks at representations of mythological scenes in vase-painting, sculpture and metal-work from the second half of the sixth century BC, and relates them to what we know from the available literary evidence. Comprises a thorough ...
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Bestiaire d'Heracles: IIIe Rencontre Heracleenne
edited by Corinne Bonnet, Colette Jourdain-Annequin and Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge
19 essays on Heracles and the animals and monsters that feature in his mythology. Essays look at specific animals - lions, horses etc, at his portrayal by specific authors - Apollodoros, Sophocles, Sappho, at the uses of animals by Heracles - for food or sacrifice, and at the origins, historical and geographic of the monstrous adversaries he faces. Essays mostly in French 321p 38 b/w pls (Kernos Supplement 7)
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Greek Gods, Human Lives
by Mary Lefkowitz
`The myths, as the ancient authors related them, do not offer hope so much as a means of understanding.' Greek and Roman narratives are full of discussion and descriptions of the actions of the gods and their influence over human lives and, in this study, Mary Lefkowitz explores the role of gods and divine action in some of these texts. Essentially, she aims to show what writers were trying to tell their audience about the gods, writing ...
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