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

Zusatztext Overall, though, it is a great benefit to have these pieces gathered together in one volume. Informationen zum Autor One of the world's leading experts in the field - a very big fish! Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung This is a volume of essays on ancient (and modern) Greek myth, culture, society, and literature. It covers the work of almost thirty years and is inspired by a lifetime's teaching experience with university and mature students. Some of the essays are already counted as 'classics' and a number have not been published before.

Product details

• Authors: John Gould
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2001
• EAN: 9780198152996
• ISBN: 978-0-19-815299-6
• No. of pages: 434
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Social and cultural history, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval