Exploring Greek Myth
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品牌: Matthew Clark
基本信息出版社:Wiley-Blackwell; 1 (2012年5月15日)精装:320页正文语种:英语ISBN:1405194561条形码:9781405194563商品尺寸:19.8 x 1.8 x 25.5 cm商品重量:572 gASIN:1405194561商品描述内容简介Exploring Greek Mythoffers an extensive discussion of variant forms of myths and lesser-known stories, including important local myths and local versions of PanHellenic myths. Clark also discusses approaches to understanding myths, allowing students to gain an appreciation of the variety in one volume.
Guides students from an introductory understanding of myths to a wide-ranging exploration of current scholarly approaches on mythology as a social practice and as an expression of thoughtWritten in an informal conversational style appealing to students by an experienced lecturer in the fieldOffers extensive discussion of variant forms of myths and many lesser known, but deserving, storiesInvestigates a variety of approaches to the study of myth including: the sources of our knowledge of Greek myth, myth and ritual in ancient Greek society, comparative myth, myth and gender, hero cult, psychological interpretation of myth, and myth and philosophyIncludes suggestions in each chapter for essays and research projects, as well as extensive lists of books and articles for further readingThe author draws on the work of many leading scholars in the field in his exploration of topics throughout the text作者简介Matthew Clarkis Associate Professor of Ancient Greek Literature and Culture in the Department of Humanities at York University in Toronto. His previous publications includeOut of Line: Homeric Composition Beyond the Hexameter(1997),A Matter of Style: Writing and Technique(2002), andNarrative Structures and the Language of the Self(2010).