Imaginary Greece: The Contexts of Mythology

by Richard Buxton

Book Overview

This is a study of Greek mythology in relation to its original contexts. Part one deals with the contexts in which myths were narrated: the home, public festivals, the lesche. Part two, the heart of the book, examines the relation between the realities of Greek life and the fantasies of mythology: the landscape, the family and religion are taken as case-studies. Part three focuses on the function of myth-telling, both as seen by the Greeks themselves...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521338654
• ISBN13: 9780521338653
• Release Date: July 1994
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"