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The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Mythography (Hardcover)
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The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Mythography (Hardcover)
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The field of mythography has grown substantially in the past thirty
years, an acknowledgment of the importance of how ancient writers
"wrote down the myths" as they systematized, organized and
interpreted the vast and contested mythical storyworld. With the
understanding that mythography remains a contested category, that
its borders are not always clear, and that it shifted with changes
in the socio-cultural and political landscapes, The Oxford Handbook
of Greek and Roman Mythography offers a range of scholarly voices
that attempt to establish how and to what extent ancient writers
followed the "mythographical mindset" that prompted works ranging
from Apollodorus' Library to the rationalizing and allegorical
approaches of Cornutus and Palaephatus. Editors R. Scott Smith and
Stephen M. Trzaskoma provide the first comprehensive survey of
mythography from the earliest attempts to organize and comment on
myths in the archaic period (in poetry and prose) to late
antiquity. The essays also provide an overview of those writers we
call mythographers and other major sources of mythographic material
(e.g., papyri and scholia), followed by a series of essays that
seek to explore the ways in which mythographical impulses were
interconnected with other intellectual activities (e.g., geography
and history, catasteristic writings, politics). In addition,
another section of essays presents the first sustained analysis
between mythography and the visual arts, while a final section
takes mythography from late antiquity up into the Renaissance.
While also taking stock of recent advances and providing
bibliographical guidance, this Handbook offers new approaches to
texts that were once seen only as derivative sources of mythical
data and presents innovative ideas for further research. The Oxford
Handbook of Greek and Roman Mythography is an essential resource
for teachers, scholars, and students alike.
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