Critical survey of mythology and folklore. Heroes & heroines.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grey House Publishing, Inc., publisher.

Series:

Critical survey of mythology and folklore.

Critical survey of mythology and folklore Critical survey of mythology and folklore.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heroes--Folklore.

Heroes.

Women heroes--Folklore.

Women heroes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 403 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services ; Amenia, New York : Grey House Publishing, Incorporated, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume examines the theme of the hero and heroine, one of the most universal stories told across cultures, covering a diverse range of countries and cultures as well as important retellings in the modern tradition. Articles begin with a contextual overview of the important cultural and social currents surrounding the myth and the life of the author. A summary of the major actions and characters in a myth is followed by analysis drawing upon scholarship in the field.

Contents:

""Critical Survey of Mythology and Folklore: Heroes & Heroines""; ""Contents""; ""Publisher�s Note""; ""Introduction""; ""Contributors""; ""Maps and Mythological Figures""; ""Birth and Prophecy""; ""Birth of Athena and the War with the giants""; ""Cyrus the great""; ""Hainuwele""; ""Lohengrin, the Knight with the Swan""; ""Moses in the Ark of Bulrushes""; ""Romulus and Remus""; ""Trial and Quest""; ""Gilgameš and Huwawa""; ""The Girl Who Pretended to Be a Boy""; ""Heracles�s Twelve Labors""; ""Jason and the Theft of the Golden Fleece""; ""King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone""

""Penelope and the Suitors""""Quetzalcóatl""; ""Sir Gawain and the Quest of the Sangreal""; ""Tales of Odysseus (Lotus-Eaters, Cyclops)""; ""Third Voyage of Sindbad""; ""The Host of Heroines""; ""Athena and the Contest of Arachne""; ""The Ballad of Mulan""; ""Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc""; ""The Queen of Sheba""; ""Qutulun""; ""Tomoe Gozen, Samurai Warrior""; ""Vietnamese Rebels: The Trưng Sistersand Tri�u Th� Trinh""; ""Wrath of Artemis""; ""Myth and Monstrosity""; ""David and Goliath""; ""Li Chi Slays the Serpent""; ""Perseus and Medusa""; ""Saint George and the Dragon""

""Theseus and the Minotaur""""The Culture Hero""; ""Adventures of Monkey""; ""Anansi""; ""Gesar of Ling""; ""Gest of Robyn Hode""; ""Maya Hero Twins: Hunahpu and Xbalanque""; ""Myth of MÄ?ui""; ""Stagolee""; ""Survey of Myth and Folklore""; ""American Indian Trickster Tales:The Coyote Hero""; ""The Heroâ€?s Journey in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone""; ""“Warlike Womenâ€?: Amazons in the Americas""; ""Warrior legend in Akira Kurosawaâ€?s Seven Samurai""; ""Appendixes""; ""Mythology in the Classroom""; ""Lesson Plan""; ""Timeline""; ""Guide to Online Resources""; ""Bibliography""

""Indexes""""Country and Culture Index""; ""Chronological Index""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 11, 2014).

ISBN:

9781619251861

1619251868

OCLC:

861693013