The Oxford handbook of Heracles / edited by Daniel Ogden.

Contributor(s):

Ogden, Daniel [editor]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Oxford handbooksPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]Description: xxxi, 571 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780190650988

Other title:

Handbook of Heracles
Heracles

Subject(s):

Heracles (Greek mythological character)

DDC classification:

292.1

Contents:

Part I: Before the Labors -- Part II: The Labors (Athloi) -- Part III: The Side-Deeds (Parerga) -- Part IV: Genres and Media -- Part V: Themes.

Summary: "The Oxford Handbook of Heracles is the first large-scale guide to Heracles and his myth-cycle - his Twelve Labors and so much more - and to the pervasive impact of the hero on Greek and Roman culture more generally. The first half of the volume is devoted to the lucid exposition and analysis of the ancient evidence, literary iconographic, for Heracles' life and deeds. In the second half, the Heracles tradition is analyzed from a range of thematic perspectives, including the contrasting projections of the figure across the major literary genres and in art; the ways in which Greek communities and even Roman emperors exploited the figure in the fashioning of their own identities and for political advantage; his cult in Greece and Rome and its syncretism with that of the Phoenician Melqart; and Heracles' reception in the later Western tradition." -- Publisher's description.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Course reserves
Reserve - Overnight loan	CYA Library Reserve	292.1 OXF (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000011140		Papathanasopoulou, Nina

Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Before the Labors -- Part II: The Labors (Athloi) -- Part III: The Side-Deeds (Parerga) -- Part IV: Genres and Media -- Part V: Themes.

"The Oxford Handbook of Heracles is the first large-scale guide to Heracles and his myth-cycle - his Twelve Labors and so much more - and to the pervasive impact of the hero on Greek and Roman culture more generally. The first half of the volume is devoted to the lucid exposition and analysis of the ancient evidence, literary iconographic, for Heracles' life and deeds. In the second half, the Heracles tradition is analyzed from a range of thematic perspectives, including the contrasting projections of the figure across the major literary genres and in art; the ways in which Greek communities and even Roman emperors exploited the figure in the fashioning of their own identities and for political advantage; his cult in Greece and Rome and its syncretism with that of the Phoenician Melqart; and Heracles' reception in the later Western tradition." -- Publisher's description.