The reception of the legend of Hero and Leander /
This book is a study of the literary reception of the originally Greek love-story of Hero and Leander, examining the nature of the tale and demonstrating its longevity and huge popularity from classical times to the present, in a great variety of different genres. Chapters consider the classical ver...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2019.
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| Series: | Brill's companions to classical reception ;
v. 19. |
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| Summary: | This book is a study of the literary reception of the originally Greek love-story of Hero and Leander, examining the nature of the tale and demonstrating its longevity and huge popularity from classical times to the present, in a great variety of different genres. Chapters consider the classical versions (Ovid, Musaios, Martial), medieval and renaissance versions in various European languages, folk and literary ballads (and even a pop song), the lyric, dramatic versions, settings to music, burlesques and travesties in all genres, modern reflections of the story in (experimental) literary forms. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 409 pages ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9004400931 9789004400931 |