Finding people in early Greece / Carol G. Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Carol G., 1938-

Series:

Fordyce W. Mitchel Memorial Lecture Series.

The Fordyce W. Mitchel Memorial Lecture Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jason (Greek mythology).

Argonauts (Greek mythology).

Hesiod--Criticism and interpretation.

Hesiod.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Explores the marriage of historically oriented scholarship and scientific developments in the study of preclassical Greek history. Two figures from preclassical Greece are examined: Jason and the voyage of the Argo, from the Age of Heroes, and Hesiod, who lived during the Age of Revolution"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

FINDING PEOPLE IN EARLY GREECE

History at the Crossroads

Launching the Argo

The Birth of the Author

Afterword

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-146) and index.

ISBN:

0-8262-6466-2

OCLC:

70751716