Companion to Greek Mythology

von Dowden

672 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A Companion to Greek Mythology presents a series of essays that explore the phenomenon of Greek myth from its origins in shared Indo-European story patterns and the Greeks' contacts with their Eastern Mediterranean neighbours through its development as a shared language and thought-system for the Greco-Roman world. - Features essays from a prestigious international team of literary experts - Includes coverage of Greek myth's intersection with history, philosophy and religion - Introduces readers to topics in mythology that are often inaccessible to non-specialists - Addresses the Hellenistic and Roman periods as well as Archaic and Classical Greece

• ISBN: 9781118785164
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.01.2014
• Größe: 244 x 170 mm
• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons