Author: BLOK, JOSINE H.
Title: The Early Amazons Modern and Ancient Perspectives on a Persistent Myth
Description: E. J. Brill, 1995. Hardcover. ISBN: 9004100776. Front upper corner bumped and a bit creased. Else light shelfwear. ; Religions in the Graeco-Roman World; 473 pages; 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.. Very Good with no dust jacket .

Keywords: 9004100776 Amazons Myth And Mythology Paganism Classical Greek & Roman


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