Myths of the Ancient Greeks
$32.99
- Paperback
364 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2003
Summary
From one of today’s foremost scholars, a lively retelling of the timeless tales. Here are the myths that have influenced so much of our cultural heritage. Such age-old stories as the tragic love of Orpheus and Eurydice or Demeter’s loss of her daughter, Persephone, resonate strongly with readers even today. In this book, the rousing adventures of the heroes Herakles, Theseus, and Perseus are intertwined with the tragedies of immortal Prometheus and mortal Oedipus, the amorous escapades of Zeu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780451206855 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0451206851 |
| Author: | Richard P. Martin |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Jeremy P Tarcher |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 364 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2003 |
| Weight: | 308g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 136mm x 202mm |
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Richard P. Martin
Professor Richard P. Martin teaches Greek and Latin literature at Stanford University. Martin’s research focuses primarily on Homeric poetry and how it functioned as a performance art in ancient Greece. His research has involved fieldwork in modern Crete, interviewing those who still perform traditional oral epics. In addition, he has studied resemblances between ancient oral poetry and modern rap. Martin is also interested in the performance of Greek lyric as represented in myth and art, and the analysis of Greek myth.
Born and raised in Boston, he studied Classics as well as medieval and modern Irish language and literature at Harvard University, where he received his BA in Classics and Celtic literature and his MA and PhD in classical philology. Prior to his position at Stanford, Professor Martin taught Classics for 18 years at Princeton University. He was the chair of the Department of Classics at Stanford from 2002 through 2008.
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