World of Myth: An Anthology - Couverture rigide

Leeming, David Adams

 
9780195056013: World of Myth: An Anthology

Synopsis

The World of Myth puts mythology into an universal context by examining the relevance of the myths of the ancients. The collection is largely Greek and Roman, but there are also a number from other cultures, for example Indian, Native American, Egyptian, Norse, and African.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Approaches to mythology usually catalogue the least important aspect of the subject - the endless names, places, stories - as if they had no significant context beyond the particular cultures in which they emerged. The World of Myth provides a more universal context by examining the relevance of the myths of the ancients. The collection is largely Greek and Roman, but there are also a significant number from other cultures, for example Indian, Native American, Egyptian, Norse, and African.

Biographie de l'auteur

David Adams Leeming is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, and is the author of several books on myth and literature.

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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0195074750 ISBN 13 :  9780195074758
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1992
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