Description
Product ID: | 9780140244991 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Travelling Heroes |
Subtitle: | Greeks and their myths in the epic age of Homer |
Authors: | Author: Robin Lane Fox |
Page Count: | 528 |
Subjects: | Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient history, Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Greek religion & mythology, Folklore, myths & legends, Ancient Greece |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Explores how the intrepid seafarers of eighth-century Greece sailed around the Mediterranean, encountering strange new sights - volcanic mountains, vaporous springs, huge prehistoric bones - and weaving them into the myths of gods, monsters and heroes that would become the cornerstone of Western civilization: the Odyssey and the Iliad. Robin Lane Fox''s Travelling Heroes: Greeks and their Myths in the Epic Age of Homer proposes a new way of thinking about ancient Greeks, showing how real-life journeys shaped their mythical tales. |
Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2009-10-29 |