If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support? Ovid flood — The Bible: FEATURES An innovative pedagogical structure helps students discern the complex web of literary allusions that characterize mythological texts A global locator map at the beginning of each chapter situates the myths in their geographical context Running margin notes provide cross-references and explanations of terms A glossary of deities, an illustrated timeline, and suggested readings offer additional resources A vibrant art program features more than illustrations, photographs, and maps.
Prometheus — Applying theory: It contains a great section on Cambell and a number of references to pop cultural. I learned a lot from this textbook. English Choose a language for shopping. Product delivered as described. Myths to Live By. These citations may introduciton conform precisely to your selected citation style. Contemporary Approaches to Classical and World Myths introduces students to a wide range of myths from various critical perspectives.
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This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information. Skip to content. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Drawing on exhaustive work in comparative mythology, she surveys the development of Chinese myth studies, summarizes the contribution of Chinese and Japanese scholars to the study of Chinese myth since the s, and examines special aspects of traditional approaches to Chinese myth.
The result is an unprecedented guide to the study of Chinese myth for specialists and nonspecialists alike. This volume is an outline of the principles of mythology, chiefly with reference to its more modern developments.
Hand in hand with the sister sciences of folklore and comparative religion, it has advanced so rapidly within the last twenty years and altered so greatly from its ancient aspect that it seems an entirely new science.
Discover the exciting and fascinating world of Greek and Roman gods, goddesses, monsters, and heroes, from Zeus and Athena to Hercules, Medusa, and more! But this book has more than just gods and goddesses! This not a collection of myths but a study of mythology itself, and a literature anthology as well. It offers a thoughtful explication of the archetypal quest tale, in ways that will make students aware of its universal value in embodying human responses to the universe.
Called the "monomyth," the hero tale subsumes within it virtually all the literary themes we know, and this popular text forges connections between myth and literature that any student can readily grasp.
Those who are familiar with the first edition of Introduction to Myth will note considerable changes in the text. Three new stories and several new poems have been added.
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