Greek Myth / / Lowell Edmunds.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2021
• VerfasserIn: Edmunds, Lowell,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Trends in Classics - Key Perspectives on Classical Research , 2
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XXIX, 213 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; Abbreviations --; Introduction --; 1 Myth in Visual Media: The Example of Theseus --; 2 Greek Myth as Story-Telling and in Oratory --; 3 Characters and Names in Myth, Epic and Fiction --; 4 Mythography --; 5 The Question of Belief in Myth --; 6 Myth and Religion, Myth and Cult, Myth and Ritual --; 7 Three Great Theories of Myth --; 8 Three Comparative Approaches --; 9 Typology, Morphology and Segmentation --; 10 Conclusion --; 11 Appendix: Muthos and Myth. From Homer to Plato and Aristotle --; Works Cited --; Index Nominum et Rerum --; Index Locorum
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110696202; 9783110750720; 9783110750706; 9783110754001; 9783110753776; 9783110754056; 9783110753813
• ISSN: 2626-1030
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110696202
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Lowell Edmunds.

This volume provides a guide to research in the field of Greek Myth, introducing the main questions, theories and methods related to the study of Greek Myth today. The author points out, with critical reappraisal, the key themes and ideas in recent scholarship and makes suggestions for future lines of study. Aimed at students and scholars in Classics, it will also be of interest to larger audiences in the Humanities.