Imaginary Greece

Imaginary Greece
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 0521338654
ISBN-13 : 9780521338653
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Book Synopsis Imaginary Greece by : R. G. A. Buxton

Download or read book Imaginary Greece written by R. G. A. Buxton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-06-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of Greek mythology in relation to its original contexts. Part one deals with the contexts in which myths were narrated: the home, public festivals, the lesche. Part two, the heart of the book, examines the relation between the realities of Greek life and the fantasies of mythology: the landscape, the family and religion are taken as case-studies. Part three focuses on the function of myth-telling, both as seen by the Greeks themselves and as perceived by later observers. The author sees his role as that of a cultural historian trying to recover the contexts and horizons of expectation which simultaneously make possible and limit meaning. He seeks to demonstrate how the seemingly endless variations of Greek mythology are a product of a particular community, situated in a particular landscape, and with these particular institutions.


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