Myth and Poetics II – serie
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14 produkter
Old Norse Folklore
Magic, Witchcraft, and Charms in Medieval Scandinavia
Häftad, 2025
367 kr
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The second volume of Old Norse Folklore explores medieval and early modern Nordic magic and witchcraft, covering syncretism, continuity, survival, and the reconstruction of pagan beliefs and cultic practices in this last area of western Europe to be Christianized. This volume not only considers …
Old Norse Folklore
Tradition, Innovation, and Performance in Medieval Scandinavia
Häftad, 2023
367 kr
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The medieval northern world consisted of a vast and culturally diverse region both geographically, from roughly Greenland to Novgorod and culturally, as one of the last areas of Europe to be converted to Christianity. Old Norse Folklore explores the complexities of this fascinating world in case …
Raja Yudhisthira
Kingship in Epic Mahabharata
Inbunden, 2017
825 kr
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In Raja Yudhisthira, Kevin McGrath brings his comprehensive literary, ethnographic, and analytical knowledge of the epic Mahabharata to bear on the representation of kingship in the poem. He shows how the preliterate Great Bharata song depicts both archaic and classical models of kingly and …
Transmission of "Beowulf"
Language, Culture, and Scribal Behavior
Inbunden, 2017
825 kr
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The Transmission of "Beowulf" like The Iliad and The Odyssey, is a foundational work of Western literature that originated in mysterious circumstances. In The Transmission of Beowulf, Leonard Neidorf addresses philological questions that are fundamental to the study of the poem. Is Beowulf the …
Mythologizing Performance
Inbunden, 2020
1903 kr
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Building on numerous original close readings of works by Homer, Hesiod, and other ancient Greek poets, Richard P. Martin articulates a broad and precise poetics of archaic Greek verse. The ancient Greek hexameter poetry of such works as the Iliad and the Odyssey differ from most modern verbal art …
Mythologizing Performance
Häftad, 2020
433 kr
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Building on numerous original close readings of works by Homer, Hesiod, and other ancient Greek poets, Richard P. Martin articulates a broad and precise poetics of archaic Greek verse. The ancient Greek hexameter poetry of such works as the Iliad and the Odyssey differ from most modern verbal art …
Many-Minded Man
The "Odyssey," Psychology, and the Therapy of Epic
Inbunden, 2020
612 kr
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In The Many-Minded Man, Joel Christensen explores the content, character, and structure of the Homeric Odyssey through a modern psychological lens, focusing on how the epic both represents the workings of the human mind and provides for its audiences—both ancient and modern—a therapeutic model for …
Retrospective Muse
Pathways Through Ancient Greek Literature and Culture
Inbunden, 2023
792 kr
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The Retrospective Muse showcases the celebrated work of Froma I. Zeitlin. Over many decades, Zeitlin's innovative studies have changed the field of classics. Her instantly recognizable work brings together anthropology, gender studies, cultural studies, and an acute literary sensibility to open …
Old Norse Folklore
Tradition, Innovation, and Performance in Medieval Scandinavia
Inbunden, 2023
1903 kr
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The medieval northern world consisted of a vast and culturally diverse region both geographically, from roughly Greenland to Novgorod and culturally, as one of the last areas of Europe to be converted to Christianity. Old Norse Folklore explores the complexities of this fascinating world in case …
Old Norse Folklore
Magic, Witchcraft, and Charms in Medieval Scandinavia
Inbunden, 2025
1903 kr
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The second volume of Old Norse Folklore explores medieval and early modern Nordic magic and witchcraft, covering syncretism, continuity, survival, and the reconstruction of pagan beliefs and cultic practices in this last area of western Europe to be Christianized. This volume not only considers …
Greek Mythology and Poetics
Av Gregory Nagy
Inbunden, 2026
1903 kr
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In this new edition of Greek Mythology and Poetics, Gregory Nagy revisits the relationship between myth and ritual in ancient Greek society. His far-reaching assessment provides fresh illumination of the forces of interaction and change that transformed the Indo-European linguistic and cultural …
Greek Mythology and Poetics
Av Gregory Nagy
Häftad, 2026
572 kr
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In this new edition of Greek Mythology and Poetics, Gregory Nagy revisits the relationship between myth and ritual in ancient Greek society. His far-reaching assessment provides fresh illumination of the forces of interaction and change that transformed the Indo-European linguistic and cultural …
Sharing in the Action
The Choral Plot of Classical Athenian Tragedy
Inbunden, 2026
1903 kr
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There is a close connection between the events dramatized in the plots of classical Athenian tragedy and tragedy's distinctive form—its signature combination of individual actors and a chorus. Sharing in the Action revisits the plots enacted in tragedies to reveal how they are significantly …
Sharing in the Action
The Choral Plot of Classical Athenian Tragedy
Häftad, 2026
449 kr
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There is a close connection between the events dramatized in the plots of classical Athenian tragedy and tragedy's distinctive form—its signature combination of individual actors and a chorus. Sharing in the Action revisits the plots enacted in tragedies to reveal how they are significantly …
