Early Greek Myth: A Guide to Literary and Artistic Sources

by Timothy Gantz

Overview

Early Greek Myth is a much-needed handbook for scholars and others interested in the literary and artistic sources of archaic Greek myths--and the only one of its kind available in English. Timothy Gantz traces the development of each myth in narrative form and summarizes the written and visual evidence in which the specific details of the story appear.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801853623
Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date:	01/01/1996
Series:	Early Greek Myth Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	424
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Timothy Gantz is professor of classics at the University of Georgia.

Table of Contents

Volume 2
1. Thebes
2. The Line of Tantalos
3. The Trojan War
4. The Return from Troy
5. Other M

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

There has long been a need for a comprehensive treatment—accessible in English—of the principal myths that one encounters while reading the major Greek texts. Early Greek Myth goes a long way to filling the gap.
—Mary R. Lefkowitz, Wellesley College

Mary R. Lefkowitz

There has long been a need for a comprehensive treatment—accessible in English—of the principal myths that one encounters while reading the major Greek texts. Early Greek Myth goes a long way to filling the gap.

— Mary R. Lefkowitz, Wellesley College

Editorial Reviews

A compendium of narrative variants useful for anyone wanting seriously to analyze a Greek myth.
--Times Literary Supplement

Its accessible format, straightforward readability, and economical price should put it where it belongs, on the shelf of anyone who teaches mythology, at whatever level.
--Classical Outlook

Nothing short of remarkable . . . This book will certainly become a staple of all classical libraries for years to come.
--Bryn Mawr Classical Review

From the Publisher

A compendium of narrative variants useful for anyone wanting seriously to analyze a Greek myth.

Times Literary Supplement

Nothing short of remarkable . . . This book will certainly become a staple of all classical libraries for years to come.

Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Its accessible format, straightforward readability, and economical price should put it where it belongs, on the shelf of anyone who teaches mythology, at whatever level.

Classical Outlook

A comprehensive handbook for scholars and others interested in the literary and artistic sources of archaic Greek myths--modeled on Carl Robert's revision of Ludwig Preller's 19th-century classic Griechische Mythologie. Gantz traces the development of each myth in narrative form and summarizes the written and visual evidence in which the specific details of the story appear. This exhaustive survey of early Greek mythological traditions documents precisely which authors tell what parts of what myths and with what variations. Gantz has made a special effort to include artistic representations of the myths, according them a status equal to that of literary works and providing the bibliographical information necessary to locate illustrations of them. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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