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Theseus, Tragedy and the Athenian Empire
by Sophie Mills
Theseus was a heroic figure of central importance for the polis of Athens. Sophie Mills has gathered together all the known evidence for the appearance of Theseus in Greek tragedy, and she finds this Theseus to have been created as the embodiment of the ...
Hardback. Price GB £69.00
The Experiences of Tiresias: The Feminine and the Greek Man
by Nicole Loraux
Tiresias was the Greek shepherd struck with blindness on seeing Athena's naked body; Loraux uses this image as a metaphor for the subject of this book, the ambivalence in the self-definition of Greek men in relation to women. She shows that the `official' ...
Paperback. Price GB £12.95
Hardback. Price GB £29.95
The Art of the Odyssey
by Howard Clarke
A concise, non-technical introduction to the world of Homeric epic, and in particular to the Odyssey. This edition has an updated bibliography and revised notes. 120p (Prentice-Hall 1967, this edn. Bristol Classical Press 1989, reprint 1994)
Paperback. Price GB £12.99
Imaginary Greece: The Contexts of Mythology
by Richard Buxton
Through an examination of the use of myths in the home, public festivals and religion, and the relation between the realities of Greek life and the fantasies of mythology, Buxton attempts to contextualize Greek myth-making and place it within its time and ...
Paperback. Price GB £14.95
Myth into Art
by H. A. Schapiro
Subtitled `Poet and Painter in Classical Greece' this book presents a study of Greek inconography, focusing on the depiction of myth on Greek painted pottery. Taking a comparative approach to narrative, Schapiro explores the different means by which poet ...
Paperback. Price GB £19.99
The Children of Athena
by Nicole Loraux
Subtitled `Athenian ideas about citizenship and the division between the sexes' this collection of five essays by the French Hellenist Nicole Loraux examine Greek origin myths to understand how Athenians in the 5th century forged and maintained a ...
Paperback. Price GB £17.95
Hardback. Price GB £25.00
Greek Legends and Stories
by M. V. Seton-Williams
This book provides a brief description of almost fifty classical and medieval Greek myths and legends, including the beginings of the World and the coming of Man, and the stories of the Argonauts, Perseus, Oedipus, the Trojan War and the Odyssey amongst ...
Paperback. Price GB £10.95
The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990's
by Jane Davidson Reid
This two volume set is an encyclopedic catalogue of artworks dating from the early Renaissance to the present day that treat subjects from Greek and Roman mythology. Organized into entries on mythological figures or themes, it gives a listing of artworks ...
Hardback. Price GB £165.00
The Uses of Greek Mythology
by Ken Dowden
A study of the nature of Greek myth and of the ways the Greeks viewed their mythology not quite distinguishing it from history. The investigation sheds light on many aspects of Greek history and culture: prehistory, including the supposed Trojan War; ...
Paperback. Price GB £19.99
Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece
compiled by Robert A. Brooks
A wallchart describing the Gods and Heroes of Greek mythology, set out in the style of a genealogical table, with concise descriptions and illustrations taken from scenes on vases. Printed in red, black and gold; packed flat, unfolds to 48 by 35 inches. ...
Paperback. Price GB £7.95
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