Perseus
1st Edition
Published on 19. February 2008
XXIV, 200 pages
978-0-203-93213-1 (ISBN)
Description
The son of Zeus, Perseus belongs in the first rank of Greek heroes. Indeed to some he was a greater hero even than Heracles. With the help of Hermes and Athena he slew the Gorgon Medusa, conquered a mighty sea monster and won the hand of the beautiful princess Andromeda. This volume tells of his enduring myth, it's rendering in art and literature, and its reception through the Roman period and up to the modern day.
This is the first scholarly book in English devoted to Perseus' myth in its entirety for over a century. With information drawn from a diverse range of sources as well as varied illustrations, the volume illuminates the importance of the Perseus myth throughout the ages.
This is the first scholarly book in English devoted to Perseus' myth in its entirety for over a century. With information drawn from a diverse range of sources as well as varied illustrations, the volume illuminates the importance of the Perseus myth throughout the ages.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
10
5 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 10 s/w Zeichnungen
5 halftones and 10 line drawings
ISBN-13
978-0-203-93213-1 (9780203932131)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Mark Bergin
The Adventures of Perseus
Book
08/2004
Book House
€27.42
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Content
- BOOK COVER
- TITLE
- COPYRIGHT
- CONTENTS
- SERIES FOREWORD
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND CREDITS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ANCIENT AUTHORS AND FRAGMENTS CITED BY NAMES OF EDITORS
- WHY PERSEUS?
- 1 INTRODUCING PERSEUS
- KEY THEMES
- 2 THE FAMILY SAGA
- 3 MEDUSA AND THE GORGONS
- 4 ANDROMEDA AND THE SEA-MONSTER
- 5 THE USE AND ABUSE OF PERSEUS
- PERSEUS AFTERWARDS
- 6 PERSEUS AFTER ANTIQUITY
- CONCLUSION: THE PERSONALITY OF PERSEUS
- APPENDICES
- LITERARY SOURCES FOR THE PERSEUS CYCLE
- FAMILY TREE
- NOTES
- FURTHER READING
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
