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THE EARLY AMAZONS Modern and Ancient Perspectives on a Persistent Myth
by Blok, Josine H
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 9004100776
- ISBN 13
- 9789004100770
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E. J. Brill. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 9004100776 . Minor creasing and edgewear to DJ. Very light wear to book. ; 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. .
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- Bookseller
- Ancient World Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33577
- Title
- THE EARLY AMAZONS Modern and Ancient Perspectives on a Persistent Myth
- Author
- Blok, Josine H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 9004100776
- ISBN 13
- 9789004100770
- Publisher
- E. J. Brill
- Place of Publication
- Groningen
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- 9004100776, Amazons, Myth And Mythology, Paganism, Classical Greek & Roman
- Bookseller catalogs
- Paganism; Mythology;
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