Hesiod's Theogony: from Near Eastern creation myths to Paradise lost

This study both offers a reading of Hesiod's 'Theogony' and traces the reception and shadows of this authoritative Greek creation story in Greek and Roman texts up to Milton's 'Paradise Lost'. It also considers the poem in light of Near Eastern creation stories, includi...

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Main Author: Scully, Stephen 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press September 2015
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Summary:This study both offers a reading of Hesiod's 'Theogony' and traces the reception and shadows of this authoritative Greek creation story in Greek and Roman texts up to Milton's 'Paradise Lost'. It also considers the poem in light of Near Eastern creation stories, including the 'En uma Elish' and 'Genesis', as well as Freud's 'Civilization and Its Discontents'. In this book, Hesiod's poem is read as a hymn to Zeus and a city-state creation myth, arguing that Olympus is portrayed as an idealised polity and - with but one exception - a place of communal harmony
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 268 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780190253981
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190253967.001.0001

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