1st Edition

Interpretations of Greek Mythology (Routledge Revivals)

By Jan N. Bremmer Copyright 2014
304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

299 Pages
by Routledge

Interpretations of Greek Mythology , first published in1987, builds on the innovative work of Walter Burkert and the ‘Paris school’ of Jean-Pierre Vernant, and represents a renewal of interpretation of Greek mythology. The contributors to this volume present a variety of approaches to the Greek myths, all of which eschew a monolithic or exclusively structuralist hermeneutic method. Specifically,... Read more

List of Figures and Table; Abbreviations; Preface 1. What is a Greek Myth? Jan Bremmer 2. Oriental and Greek Mythology: The Meeting of Parallels Walter Burkert 3. Oedipus and the Greek Oedipus Complex Jan Bremmer 4. Wolves and Werewolves in Greek Thought Richard Buxton 5. Orpheus: A Poet Among Men Fritz Graf 6. Reflections, Echoes and Amorous Reciprocity: On Reading the Narcissus Story Ezio Pellizer 7. Greek Myth and Ritual: The Case of Kronos H.S. Versnel 8. Spartan Genealogies: The Mythological Representation of a Spatial Organisation Claude Calame 9. Myths of Early Athens Robert Parker 10. Myth as History: The Previous Owners of the Delphic Oracles Christine Sourvinou-Inwood 11. Three Approaches to Greek Mythology Albert Henrichs 12. Greek Mythology: A Select Bibliography (1965-1989) Jan Bremmer; Index

Biography

Jan N. Bremmer