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The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Mythography (Oxford Handbooks)

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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.


  • | Author: R. Scott Smith, Stephen M. Trzaskoma, Stephen Trzaskoma
  • | Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • | Publication Date: Nov 04, 2022
  • | Number of Pages: 624 pages
  • | Language: English
  • | Binding: Hardcover
  • | ISBN-10: 0190648317
  • | ISBN-13: 9780190648312
Author:
R. Scott Smith, Stephen M. Trzaskoma, Stephen Trzaskoma
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Publication Date:
Nov 04, 2022
Number of pages:
624 pages
Language:
English
Binding:
Hardcover
ISBN-10:
0190648317
ISBN-13:
9780190648312