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Athenian myths and institutions : words in action /

This book analyzes the relationships between Athenian myths and the institutions that informed them. In particular, it examines how myths encode thoughts on ritual, the code of the warrior, marriage, and politics. Combining traditional historical and literary criticism with the approaches of anthrop...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tyrrell, William Blake
Otros Autores: Brown, Frieda S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book analyzes the relationships between Athenian myths and the institutions that informed them. In particular, it examines how myths encode thoughts on ritual, the code of the warrior, marriage, and politics. Combining traditional historical and literary criticism with the approaches of anthropologists, feminist critics, and cultural historians, the authors study specific examples of the epic and tragedy, as well as funeral orations and the Parthenon marbles, to illuminate the ways mythic media exploited the beliefs, concepts, and practices of fifth-century Athens, simultaneously exemplif.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 229 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-224) and index.
ISBN:1423736958
9781423736950
1601298005
9781601298003
1280440724
9781280440724
9786610440726
6610440727