The Universe, The Gods And Mortals
Ancient Greek Myths
In this engrossing retelling of Greek myth, Jean-Pierre Vernant combines his profound knowledge of the subject with brilliant and original story-telling. Beginning with the creation of Earth out of Chaos, Vernant continues with the castration of Uranus, the war between the Titans and the gods of Olympus, the wily ruses of Prometheus and Zeus, and the creation of Pandora, the first woman. His narrative takes us from the Trojan War to the voyage of Odysseus, from the story of Dionysus to the terrible destiny of Oedipus and to Perseus's confrontation with the Gorgons. Jean-Pierre Vernant has devoted himself to the study of Greek mythology. In re…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-86197-399-3
- EAN: 9781861973993
- Produktnummer: 17609307
- Verlag: Profile Books Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Masse: H19.8 cm x B12.9 cm x D1.7 cm 162 g
- Auflage: Main
- Gewicht: 162
- Sonstiges: Undergraduate
Über den Autor
Jean-Pierre Vernant was a French historian and anthropologist, specialising in ancient Greece. Heavily influenced by Claude Lévi-Strauss, he applied structuralist theory to Greek tragedy, myth and society. He died in 2007.
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