Athenian myths and institutions : words in action / Wm. Blake Tyrrell, Frieda S. Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tyrrell, William Blake.

Contributor:

Brown, Frieda S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mythology, Greek.

Athens (Greece)--Religion.

Athens (Greece).

Athens (Greece)--Civilization.

Physical Description:

vii, 229 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.

Summary:

This book analyzes the relationships between Athenian myths and the institutions that informed them. In particular, it examines how myths encode thoughts on ritual, the code of the warrior, marriage, and politics. Combining traditional historical and literary criticism with the approaches of anthropologists, feminist critics, and cultural historians, the authors study specific examples of the epic and tragedy, as well as funeral orations and the Parthenon marbles, to illuminate the ways mythic media exploited the beliefs, concepts, and practices of fifth-century Athens, simultaneously exemplifying and shaping that culture.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-224) and index.

ISBN:

0195067185

0195067193

OCLC:

22183198