Myth and the polis
Éditeur :
Cornell University Press
ISBN :
9780801424731
Date de publication :
3 juil. 1991
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
907 g
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This fresh and thought-provoking book deepens our understanding of the dynamic relationship between the creation of myth and the development of the ancient Greek polis, or city-state, during crucial periods in archaic and classical Greece. Examining the diverse texts which crystallized Greek oral tradition, nine chapters by a multidisciplinary...