Classical Mythology: The Basics
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-71503-4 (ISBN)
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what are ancient myths and who invented them
where do gods come from
what makes a hero
how is Classical myth used in the modern world
and what approaches are there to the study of myth?
Featuring further reading and case studies from antiquity to the modern day, this is an essential introduction to the myths which have been a fundamental part of Western culture throughout history.
Richard Martin is Professor in Classics at Stanford University and has twenty-five years' experience in teaching an introduction to Classical Mythology to undergraduate students. He is widely published on Homer, Hesiod, Pindar, Aristophanes,Theognis, and other ancient authors and genres in which mythic narration figures prominently.
List of Illustrations
Preface
Chapter 1: Stories that stay
Myth as Speech
Myth and community traditions
Myth and belief
The range of tradition
Rejecting myth
Rationalizing myth
Allegorizing myth
How we get myth
The sources--a brief chronological list
Further reading
Chapter 2: Talking of Gods
Origin stories
Hesiod’s Theogony
Other origin myths
Where gods come from
What are gods good for?
Further reading
Chapter 3: Heroic dimensions
Hero: the ancient idea
Heroes in Homer and Hesiod
Heroines
Heroic quests and their meaning
Hero patterns
Heracles
Hero as politician
Heroine as athlete
Further reading
Chapter 4: Interpreting myths--symbols and societies
Myths as symbols: Greeks to Romantics
Myths as symbols: Freud, Jung, and others
Myths and society: early forerunners
Myths and society: the role of ritual
Myths and society: functionalists and structuralists
Further reading
Chapter 5: Myths, media, memories
Roman reception of myth
Mythic media, from ancient to modern
Prose
Poetry
Drama
Music
Dance
Visual art
Film
Comics, graphic novels, video games
Further reading
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.05.2016 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Basics |
| Zusatzinfo | 10 Halftones, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Gewicht | 206 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-415-71503-2 / 0415715032 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-71503-4 / 9780415715034 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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