The Greek Myths That Shape the Way We Think

ISBN-13: 9780500518809 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 304 str.

Richard Buxton

Recenzje

'"Promethean" and "Herculean": everyday words in our English language but they evoke a wealth of mythical associations when one delves back - as Richard Buxton does so brilliantly - into their ancient Greek origins. Buxton's adroit selection of ancient myths to re-tell is perfectly suited to explaining as well as narrating these stories' enduring charm' - Paul Cartledge, A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture emeritus, University of Cambridge

Spis treści

Introduction: An inexhaustible resource
1. Prometheus
2. Medea
3. Daedalus and Icarus
4. The Amazons
5. Oedipus
6. The Judgment of Paris
7. The Labours of Heracles
8. Orpheus and Eurydice
9. Conclusion

O autorze

Richard Buxton has been researching and writing about Greek myths for over forty years. He is Emeritus Professor of Classics at the University of Bristol and author of numerous books, including The Complete World of Greek Mythology, Myths and Tragedies in their Ancient Greek Contexts and (with Mercedes Aguirre) Cyclops: The Myth and its Cultural History.