Interpreting the images of Greek myths : an introduction /
"Great events of myth such as the Trojan War and outstanding figures like Herakles, Oedipus, Medea or the great Olympian Gods have a firm place in the cultural consciousness of the present day. At the same time, the Greek myths play a prominent role in the study of the Classical world. That suc...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Online Access: | Cover image |
| Summary: | "Great events of myth such as the Trojan War and outstanding figures like Herakles, Oedipus, Medea or the great Olympian Gods have a firm place in the cultural consciousness of the present day. At the same time, the Greek myths play a prominent role in the study of the Classical world. That such a wide range of disciplines - Classical Philology, Ancient History, Classical Archaeology, and Philosophy - draw on these myths for their research has much do with the fact that, in antiquity, myths and their content were present in so many facets of human existence"-- |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: Griechische Mythenbilder : eine Einfuhrung in ihre Interpretation. Stuttgart : J.B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag, c2005. |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 225 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780521895828 (hardback) 0521895820 (hardback) 9780521720076 (pbk.) 0521720079 (pbk.) |