Haunted Greece and Rome: Ghost Stories from Classical Antiquity

by D. Felton

Book Overview

Stories of ghostly spirits who return to this world to warn of danger, to prophesy, to take revenge, to request proper burial, or to comfort the living fascinated people in ancient times just as they do today. In this innovative, interdisciplinary study, the author combines a modern folkloric perspective with literary analysis of ghost stories from classical antiquity to shed new light on the stories' folk roots.

The author begins by examining...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292725086
• ISBN13: 9780292725089
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"