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The Early Amazons: Modern and Ancient Perspectives on a Persistent Myth
By (author) Josine Blok
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The Early Amazons offers a new understanding of the ancient Amazon myth, situating mythical representations in the realm of cultural history. The first section examines how the Amazons have presented a challenge to views on history, myth and gender in classical mythology from the late eighteenth century up to the impact of structuralism. Topics included are nineteenth-century historiography and the interest in linguistics. The second section sheds new light on the culture of archaic Greece, offering a coherent assessment of literary and visual representations. Taking mythical narrative as a form of oral storytelling, it shows the emergence of the Amazon motif and its meaning in the world of epic. Iconographical analysis reveals how the visual arts have made a contribution of their own to the imaginary presence of the Amazons.
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Publisher | Brill
Published date | 1 Dec 1994
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Format | Leather / fine binding
Pages | 516
Dimensions | 235 x 155 x 35mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 911g
ISBN | 978-9-0041-0077-0
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BISAC | social science / folklore & mythology
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