Greek Mythology and Poetics

Gregory Nagy is Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University.

Summary

Gregory Nagy here provides a far-reaching assessment of the relationship between myth and ritual in ancient Greek society. Nagy illuminates in particular the forces of interaction and change that transformed the Indo-European linguistic and cultural heritage...

Product details

• Authors: Gregory Nagy, Nagy Gregory
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.05.1992
• EAN: 9780801480485
• ISBN: 978-0-8014-8048-5
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: Myth and Poetics; Myth and Poetics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias