Myth, Ritual, Memory, and Exchange: Essays in Greek Literature and Culture

ISBN-13: 9780199265817 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 440 str.

John Gould

Opis

The book contains the most significant essays--newly revised for this volume--written by one of the world's foremost experts in Greek mythology and culture over the last thirty years. These essays examine the myths, rituals, memory, and exchange of ancient Greeks with an overriding interest in anthropological field-work which helps to shape his argument.

Recenzje

Review from previous edition invaluable collection of papers from a life's work at the cutting edge of literary interpretation ... There is a vast amount here to digest and reflect upon.

O autorze

The late John Gould was Emeritus Professor of Greek at the University of Bristol