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Myths, Muses and Mortals
The Way of Life in Ancient Greece
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Myths, Muses and Mortals provides new insight into a multitude of life experiences in ancient Greece. The book introduces the lives of the ancient Greeks through extracts taken from a range of sources, including poems, plays, novels, histories, lawsuits, inscriptions, and private note-tablets. The voices from...
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A lyrical introduction to a multitude of life experiences in ancient Greece.
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Description
Myths, Muses and Mortals provides new insight into a multitude of life experiences in ancient Greece. The book introduces the lives of the ancient Greeks through extracts taken from a range of sources, including poems, plays, novels, histories, lawsuits, inscriptions, and private note-tablets.
The voices from these sources speak for themselves in fresh translation. In addition, William Furley gives the narratives historical context and illuminates the literary genre in which they appear.
The texts are grouped around important areas of life: love relations, travel and trade, social status, divine signs, daily events, warfare, philosophies, dress code, and private and public celebration.
This book gives voice to the variety of lives experienced by the citizens of ancient Greece and offers an insight into the Greek mind.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781789149173
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 09 September 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Illustration: 52 illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 368
About the Author
William Furley is emeritus professor of Greek at Heidelberg University and research fellow at the Institute of Classical Studies, London. His publications include Greek Hymns and three editions of plays by Menander: Epitrepontes, Perikeiromene, and Misoumenos.
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