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...
| Основен автор: | Junker, Klaus. |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English German |
| Публикувано: |
Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Резюме: |
"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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| Описание на библ. документ: |
Originally published: Griechische Mythenbilder : eine Einfuhrung in ihre Interpretation. Stuttgart : J.B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag, c2005. |
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xiv, 225 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780521895828 (hardback) 0521895820 (hardback) 9780521720076 (pbk.) 0521720079 (pbk.) |