Dragon in the West - From Ancient Myth to Modern Legend

List of contents

• Introduction


• Part One: Heroes


• 1: Drak¿n: The Classical Dragon


• 2: Draco: The Roman Dragon


• 3: Drakaina: The She-dragon


• 4: From Worm to Wyvern: The Evolution of the Western Dragon


• Part Two: Saints


• 5: Scripture and Shape


• 6: The Etiquette of the Saintly Dragon Fight (i): Its Principal Narrative Course


• 7: The Etiquette of the Saintly Dragon Fight (ii): Some Important Narrative Subroutines


• 8: Close to the Point of Origin: Lucian's Chaldaean Snake-blaster


• 9: Theodore and George: Two Military Saints in Context


• Part Three: Vikings


• 10: Worms (Still) and Wyverns: The Form of the Germanic Dragon


• 11: To the River and Back: The Etiquette of the Germanic Dragon Fight


• Conclusion

About the author

Daniel Ogden comes from Manchester and was educated at the University of Oxford. He is currently Professor of Ancient History at the University of Exeter, having previously taught at Hobart and William Smith Colleges (NY), the University of Oxford, and University College, Swansea. He has published widely on ancient Greek myth, religion, and magic, as well as traditional narratives, reproduction and sexuality, and Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic dynasties.

Summary

The Dragon in the West is the first book to offer an in-depth examination of the history of the image and idea of the dragon. A creature popular in contemporary fiction and cinema, Ogden reveals how the dragon was known to the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, and came down to us through early Christianity, Anglo-Saxon, and Norse legends.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Ogden, Daniel (Professor of Ancient History Ogden, Ogden Daniel
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.09.2021
• EAN: 9780198830184
• ISBN: 978-0-19-883018-4
• No. of pages: 478
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, Classical texts, Folklore, myths & legends, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)