The early Amazons : : modern and ancient perspectives on a persistent myth / / by Josine H. Blok.
The Early Amazons offers a new understanding of the ancient Amazon myth, situating mythical representations in the realm of cultural history. The first section examines how the Amazons have presented a challenge to views on history, myth and gender in classical mythology from the late eighteenth cen...
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Blok, Josine, author. The early Amazons : modern and ancient perspectives on a persistent myth / by Josine H. Blok. Leiden, [Netherlands] ; New York ; Köln, [Germany] : E.J. Brill, 1995. ©1995 1 online resource (516 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations. text txt computer c online resource cr Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, 0927-7633 ; Volume 120 Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph English The Early Amazons offers a new understanding of the ancient Amazon myth, situating mythical representations in the realm of cultural history. The first section examines how the Amazons have presented a challenge to views on history, myth and gender in classical mythology from the late eighteenth century up to the impact of structuralism. Topics included are nineteenth-century historiography and the interest in linguistics. The second section sheds new light on the culture of archaic Greece, offering a coherent assessment of literary and visual representations. Taking mythical narrative as a form of oral storytelling, it shows the emergence of the Amazon motif and its meaning in the world of epic. Iconographical analysis reveals how the visual arts have made a contribution of their own to the imaginary presence of the Amazons. Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- INTERPRETATIONS OF THE AMAZON MYTH IN THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES -- THE HOMERIC FORMULA -- PENTHESILEIA -- PRIAMOS AND BELLEROPHONTES -- HERAKLES AND THE SIXTH-CENTURY DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMAZON MOTIF -- CONCLUSIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- PLATES -- RELIGIONS IN THE GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Amazons. 90-04-10077-6 Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; Volume 120. |
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