Buch, Englisch, Band 120, 494 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1049 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 120, 494 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1049 g
Reihe: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World
ISBN: 978-90-04-10077-0
Verlag: Brill
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.