A Companion to Greek Mythology - Dowden Ken
Автор: | Dowden Ken |
Издательство: | John Wiley & Sons Limited |
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Жанр произведения: | Критика |
Год издания: | 0 |
isbn: | 9781444396928 |
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