The myth of Hero and Leander : the history and reception of an enduring Greek legend /

"Hero and Leander are the protagonists in a classical tale of epic but tragic love. Hero lives secluded in a tower on the European shore of the Hellespont, and Leander on the opposite side of the passage. Since they cannot hope to marry, the couple resolves to meet in secret: each night he swim...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Montiglio, Silvia, 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : I.B. Tauris, 2017.
Subjects:
Hero > (Greek mythological character) > In literature.
Leander > (Greek mythological character) > In literature.
Hero > (Greek mythological character)
Leander > (Greek mythological character)
Literature
Literary criticism
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Seduction, love and athleticism: Leander (and Hero) in Roman literature and culture
  • 2. Musaeus' Hero and Leander, or 'love against the world'
  • 3. Lustful fornicators or courtly lovers? the legend in medieval European literature
  • 4. The tale as Musaeus told it: Hero and Leander in medieval Greek literature and the diffusion of Musaeus' poem in Europe
  • Epilogue

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