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A Handbook to the Reception of Classical Mythology
Vanda Zajko (Ed.)
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Description for A Handbook to the Reception of Classical Mythology
Hardback. 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. Series: HCRZ - Wiley Blackwell Handbooks to Classical Reception. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP3; HRKP4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
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.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Series
HCRZ - Wiley Blackwell Handbooks to Classical Reception
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781444339604
SKU
V9781444339604
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About Vanda Zajko (Ed.)
Vanda Zajko is Reader in Classics at the University of Bristol, UK. She is co-editor with Miriam Leonard of Laughing with Medusa: Classical Myth and Feminist Thought (2006); with Alexandra Lianeri of Translation and the Classic: Identity as Change in the History of Culture (2008); and with Ellen O'Gorman of Classical Myth and Psychoanalysis: Ancient and Modern Stories of the ... Read more
Reviews for A Handbook to the Reception of Classical Mythology
“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)
Journal of Hellenic Studies 139 (2019)