A Handbook to the Reception of Classical Mythology
Vanda Zajko editor Helena Hoyle editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:9th Jun '17
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A Handbook to the Reception of Classical Mythology presents a collection of essays that explore a wide variety of aspects of Greek and Roman myths and their critical reception from antiquity to the present day.
- Reveals the importance of mythography to the survival, dissemination, and popularization of classical myth from the ancient world to the present day
- Features chronologically organized essays that address different sets of myths that were important in each historical era, along with their thematic relevance
- Features chronologically organized essays that address different sets of myths that were important in each historical era, along with their thematic relevance
- Offers a series of carefully selected in-depth readings, including both popular and less well-known examples
“Of priceless help in working with the volume – a handbook par excellence, as it is targeted also at non-professional readers – is the fact that the dominant ideas of each essay and its place in the collection are carefully explained in the introduction.” -- Journal of Hellenic Studies 139 (2019)
ISBN: 9781444339604
Dimensions: 246mm x 165mm x 31mm
Weight: 907g
496 pages