Classical Mythology
A Very Short Introduction
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9780192804761
Publication date:
31/07/2014
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168 pages
174.0x111.0mm
Price: 350.00 INR
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Publication date:
31/07/2014
Paperback
168 pages
174.0x111.0mm
Part of Very Short Introduction
Helen Morales
- Classical myths are a subject of enduring fascination, widely evoked and re-told in both high art and popular culture.
- A lively and wide-ranging exploration, placing the emphasis on understanding the myths rather than simply retelling them.
- Examines topics ranging from classical literature to contemporary art, Hollywood film, politics, psychoanalysis, and the Bible.
- Asks why sex is such a preoccupation in classical myths, looking at examples from 'Xena, warrior princess', to Mozart's 'Apollo and Hyacinthus'.
- Examines how classical myths have been used throughout history and around the world, to debate and dramatize questions of conflict, politics, sexuality, and our sense of our own origins.
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Part of Very Short Introduction
Helen Morales
Description
From Zeus and Europa, to Diana, Pan, and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to exert a timeless power over us. But what do those myths represent, and why are they so enduringly fascinating? Why do they seem to be such a potent way of talking about our selves, our origins, and our desires?
This imaginative and stimulating Very Short Introduction goes beyond a simple retelling of the stories to explore the rich history and diverse interpretations of classical myths. It is a wide-ranging account, examining how classical myths are used and understood in both high art and popular culture, taking the reader from the temples of Crete to skyscrapers in New York, and finding classical myths in a variety of unexpected places: from arabic poetry and Hollywood films, to psychoanalysis, the bible, and New Age spiritualism.
About the Author
Helen Morales, University Lecturer in Classics, and Director of Studies in Classics, Newnham College, Cambridge
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Part of Very Short Introduction
Helen Morales
Table of contents
Foreword
1: Without bulls there would be no Europe
2: Contexts, then and now
3: Gods and heroes
4: Metamorphoses of mythology
5: On the analyst's couch
6: The sexual politics of myth
7: Mythology, spirituality, and the New Age
Conclusion
References and further reading
Timeline
Part of Very Short Introduction
Helen Morales
Part of Very Short Introduction
Helen Morales
Description
From Zeus and Europa, to Diana, Pan, and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to exert a timeless power over us. But what do those myths represent, and why are they so enduringly fascinating? Why do they seem to be such a potent way of talking about our selves, our origins, and our desires?
This imaginative and stimulating Very Short Introduction goes beyond a simple retelling of the stories to explore the rich history and diverse interpretations of classical myths. It is a wide-ranging account, examining how classical myths are used and understood in both high art and popular culture, taking the reader from the temples of Crete to skyscrapers in New York, and finding classical myths in a variety of unexpected places: from arabic poetry and Hollywood films, to psychoanalysis, the bible, and New Age spiritualism.
About the Author
Helen Morales, University Lecturer in Classics, and Director of Studies in Classics, Newnham College, Cambridge
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Table of contents
Foreword
1: Without bulls there would be no Europe
2: Contexts, then and now
3: Gods and heroes
4: Metamorphoses of mythology
5: On the analyst's couch
6: The sexual politics of myth
7: Mythology, spirituality, and the New Age
Conclusion
References and further reading
Timeline
