| Description |
7 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (72 pages : illustrations (some color) : 22 cm. |
| Series |
The modern scholar |
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Modern scholar.
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| Note |
"Tracks approximately every 5 mintues." |
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At head of container title: Recorded Books presents. |
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Compact discs. |
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"14 lectures, 7 compact discs"--Container cover. |
| Bibliography |
Course guide includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Lecture 1. The nature of Greek myth -- Lecture 2. Religion and society -- Lecture 3. In the beginning there was chaos -- Lecture 4. The Olympians -- Lecture 5. The Trojan war -- Lecture 5. Myth as history -- Lecture 7. Divine myths -- Lecture 8. Myths of identity - The Odyssey -- Lecture 9. Myths of the afterlife -- Lecture 10. Myth into politics - Agamemmon -- Lecture 11. Gender in myth - The women of tragedy -- Lecture 12. Myths of initiation - The heroes -- Lecture 13. Myths of the city - Oedipus -- Lecture 14. Myths of the city - Athens. |
| Performer |
Lectures delivered by Professor Peter Meineck of New York University. |
| Summary |
Professor Peter Meineck examines in detail the far-reaching influence of Greek myths on Western thought and literature. The nature of myth and its importance to ancient Greece in terms of storytelling, music, poetry, religion, cults, rituals, theatre, and literature are viewed through works ranging from Homer's Illiad and Odyssey to the writings of Sophocles and Aeschylus. These lectures are an entertaining guide to Greek mythology and a fascinating look into the culture and time that produced these eternal tales. |
| Form |
Issued also on cassette. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Mythology, Classical.
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Mythology, Greek.
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| Genre/Form |
Audiobooks.
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| ISBN |
1419329839 |
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9781419329838 |
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1419329847 guide |
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9781419329845 guide |
| Music No. |
UC058 Recorded Books |
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