Interpretations of Greek mythology - Bremmer, Jan N. (Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2014)
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, the notion that mythology can simply be read as a primitive mode of narrative history is rejected, with emphasis instead being placed on the relationships between mythology and history, ritu
10. Myth as History: The Previous Owners of the Delphic Oracle11. Three Approaches to Greek Mythography; 12. Greek Mythology: A Select Bibliography (1965 - 1989); Index
First published in 1987 by Croom Helm Ltd.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Description based on print version record.
Keywords: Mythology, Greek