The Cambridge Companion to Greek Mythology

by Edited by Roger D. Woodard

• ISBN13: 9780521607261
• ISBN10: 0521607264
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-14
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Professor Roger Woodard brings together a group of the worlds most authoritative scholars of classical myth to present a thorough treatment of all aspects of Greek mythology. Sixteen original articles guide the reader through all aspects of the ancient mythic tradition and its influence around the world and in later years. The articles examine the forms and uses of myth in Greek oral and written literature, from the epic poetry of 8th century BC to the mythographic catalogues of the early centuries AD. They examine the relationship between myth, art, religion and politics among the ancient Greeks and its reception and influence on later society from the Middle Ages to present day literature, feminism and cinema. This Companion volumes comprehensive coverage makes it ideal reading for students of Greek mythology and for anyone interested in the myths of the ancient Greeks and their impact on western tradition.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. vii
List of Contributors	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
List of Abbreviations	p. xv
Introduction: Muthoi in Continuity and Variation	p. 1
Sources and Interpretations	p. 15
Lyric and Greek Myth	p. 19
Homer and Greek Myth	p. 52
Hesiod and Greek Myth	p. 83
Tragedy and Greek Myth	p. 166
Myth in Aristophanes	p. 190
Plato Philomythos	p. 210
Hellenistic Mythographers	p. 237
Response, Integration, Representation	p. 255
Greek Myth and Greek Religion	p. 259
Myth and Greek Art: Creating a Visual Language	p. 286
Mythic Landscapes of Greece	p. 305
Politics and Greek Myth	p. 331
Ovid and Greek Myth	p. 355
Reception	p. 383
Women and Greek Myth	p. 387
Let Us Make Gods in Our Image: Greek Myth in Medieval and Renaissance Literature	p. 407
'Hail, Muse! et cetera': Greek Myth in English and American Literature	p. 425
Greek Myth on the Screen	p. 453
Bibliography	p. 481
Index	p. 511
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