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25 produkter
Complete World of Greek Mythology
Inbunden, 2004
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342 kr
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From the first millennium BC onwards, Greek myths have been repeated in an inexhaustible series of variations and reinterpretations. Nowadays they can be found in film, television and computer games. This book combines a retelling of Greek myths with a comprehensive account of the world in which …
Cyclops
The Myth and its Cultural History
Av Richard Buxton, Mercedes Aguirre
E-bok, 2020
473 kr
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A Cyclops is popularly assumed to be nothing more than a flesh-eating, one-eyed monster. In an accessible, stylish, and academically authoritative investigation, this book seeks to demonstrate that there is far more to it than that - quite apart from the fact that in myths the Cyclopes are not …
From Myth to Reason?
Studies in the Development of Greek Thought
Av R. G. a. Buxton, Richard Buxton
Inbunden, 1999
3085 kr
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It has often been asserted that Greek civilization underwent a transition from myth to reason. But what does such an assertion mean? And how much truth is there in it? Were the Greeks special in having evolved our sort of reason, or is that a mirage? In this book, some of the world's leading …
Cyclops
The Myth and its Cultural History
Av Mercedes Aguirre, Richard Buxton
Inbunden, 2020
639 kr
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A Cyclops is popularly assumed to be nothing more than a flesh-eating, one-eyed monster. In an accessible, stylish, and academically authoritative investigation, this book seeks to demonstrate that there is far more to it than that - quite apart from the fact that in myths the Cyclopes are not …
Greek Myths That Shape the Way We Think
Inbunden, 2022
219 kr
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A sophisticated look into the eight Greek myths that remain the most relevant to us today, exploring their powerful cultural impact from their ancient origins to the present. The Greek myths have been retold countless times, first by the conquering Romans, then through the medieval and Renaissance …
Cyclops
The Myth and its Cultural History
Av Richard Buxton, Mercedes Aguirre
E-bok, 2020
473 kr
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A Cyclops is popularly assumed to be nothing more than a flesh-eating, one-eyed monster. In an accessible, stylish, and academically authoritative investigation, this book seeks to demonstrate that there is far more to it than that - quite apart from the fact that in myths the Cyclopes are not …
Forms of Astonishment
Greek Myths of Metamorphosis
E-bok, 2009
654 kr
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Forms of Astonishment sets out to interpret a number of Greek myths about the transformations of humans and gods. Such tales have become familiar in their Ovidian dress, as in the best-selling translation by Ted Hughes; Richard Buxton explores their Greek antecedents. One pressing question which …
Myths and Tragedies in their Ancient Greek Contexts
E-bok, 2013
591 kr
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This work brings together eleven of Richard Buxton''s studies of Greek mythology and Greek tragedy, focusing especially on the interrelationship between the two, and their importance to the Greeks themselves. Situating and contextualising topics and themes, such as mountains, (were)wolves, …
Forms of Astonishment
Greek Myths of Metamorphosis
Häftad, 2017
704 kr
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In this illustrated study Richard Buxton analyses Greek literary narratives and visual representations of the metamorphosis of humans and gods, as evidenced from Homer to Nonnos. Such tales have become familiar in their Ovidian dress, as in the best-selling translation by Ted Hughes; Buxton …
Oxford Readings in Greek Religion
Häftad, 2000
1303 kr
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The study of ancient Greek religion has been excitingly renewed in the last thirty years. Key areas of interest have been: the relationship between religion and politics; new and unexpected perspectives opened up by archaeological finds; the symbiosis between myth and ritual; the role of gender …
Oxford Readings in Greek Religion
Inbunden, 2000
5076 kr
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The study of ancient Greek religion has been excitingly renewed in the last thirty years. Key areas of interest have been: the relationship between religion and politics; new and unexpected perspectives opened up by archaeological finds; the symbiosis between myth and ritual; the role of gender …
Myths and Tragedies in their Ancient Greek Contexts
Häftad, 2018
640 kr
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This work brings together eleven of Richard Buxton's studies of Greek mythology and Greek tragedy, focusing especially on the interrelationship between the two, and their importance to the Greeks themselves. Situating and contextualizing topics and themes, such as mountains, (were)wolves, …
Forms of Astonishment
Greek Myths of Metamorphosis
Inbunden, 2009
3337 kr
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Forms of Astonishment sets out to interpret a number of Greek myths about the transformations of humans and gods. Such tales have become familiar in their Ovidian dress, as in the best-selling translation by Ted Hughes; Richard Buxton explores their Greek antecedents. One pressing question which …
From Myth to Reason?
Studies in the Development of Greek Thought
Häftad, 2001
1426 kr
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It has often been asserted that Greek civilization underwent a transition from myth to reason. But what does such an assertion mean? And how much truth is there in it? Were the Greeks special in having evolved our sort of reason, or is that a mirage?In this book, some of the world's leading experts …
Myths and Tragedies in their Ancient Greek Contexts
Inbunden, 2013
2334 kr
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This work brings together eleven of Richard Buxton's studies of Greek mythology and Greek tragedy, focusing especially on the interrelationship between the two, and their importance to the Greeks themselves. Situating and contextualising topics and themes, such as mountains, (were)wolves, …
Greek Myths That Shape the Way We Think
Häftad, 2027
134 kr
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‘[A] bountiful, beautifully illustrated guide to eight Greek myths … packed with fascinating curios, intriguing asides and spiralling sub-plots' The Spectator The Greek myths seem to speak to us universally, their deities tantalizingly human – often indulging in behaviours morally ambiguous at best …
Imaginary Greece
The Contexts of Mythology
Häftad, 1994
842 kr
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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 2015 Exeter Story Prize Collection: Fifteen New Stories
Av Richard Buxton, Cathie Hartigan
Häftad
248 kr
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Fine Margins
How Manchester City and Liverpool Forged Football's Ultimate Rivalry
Häftad, 2020
148 kr
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Fine Margins is the definitive story of how two mainstays of English football took their feuding on to the game's biggest stages. The Manchester City and Liverpool rivalry is synonymous with the Premier League, but its roots go back much further. For over half a century, these two clubs from …
Fine Margins
How Manchester City and Liverpool Forged Football''s Ultimate Rivalry
E-bok, 2020
141 kr
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Fine Margins is the definitive story of how two mainstays of English football took their feuding on to the game''s biggest stages. The Manchester City and Liverpool rivalry is synonymous with the Premier League, but its roots go back much further. For over half a century, these two clubs from …
Worst-Run Club in the Country
Everton's Downfall Under Farhad Moshiri
Häftad, 2025
191 kr
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The Worst-Run Club in the Country is the definitive story of Farhad Moshiri's six and a half years as the majority shareholder of Everton Football Club.From the moment of his February 2016 arrival, the British-Iranian billionaire set about trying to rouse one of English football's perennial …
