Theseus and Athens Hardcover - 1995 - 1st Edition

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Author: Walker, Henry John
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Theseus is celebrated as the greatest of Athenian heroes. Using an anthropological approach to Greek religion and society, Henry John Walker explores the world of Greek literature, myth, and political ideology to determine what Theseus meant to the Athenians at the height of their city-state in the fifth century B.C. Assembling material that has previously been scattered in scholarly works, Walker presents the evidence for the development of the myth and cult of Theseus in the archaic age. He then looks to major works of classical literature in which Theseus figures, probing the contradictions between the archaic, primitive side of his character and his refurbished image as the patron of democracy. His ambiguous nature as outsider, flouting accepted standards of behavior, while at the same time being a hero-king and a representative of higher ideals, is analyzed through his representations in the works of Bacchylides, Euripides, and Sophocles.

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Title Theseus and Athens
Author Henry John Walker
Binding Hardcover
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 240
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, New York / Oxford
Date 1995-01-19
Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
ISBN 9780195089080 / 0195089081
Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
Dimensions 9.32 x 6.32 x 0.85 in (23.67 x 16.05 x 2.16 cm)
Reading level 1540
Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Greece
Library of Congress subjects Heroes in literature, Athens (Greece) - Intellectual life
Library of Congress Catalog Number 93044486
Dewey Decimal Code 880.935

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Oxford University Press. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0195089081 . Review of book tipped in. Dustjacket has faint creasing; 0.85 x 9.32 x 6.32 Inches; 240 pages; Theseus is celebrated as the greatest of Athenian heroes. This work explores what he meant to the Athenians at the height of their city-state in the fifth century B. C. Assembling material that has been scattered in scholarly works, Henry Walker examines the evidence for the development of themyth and cult of Theseus in the archaic age. He then looks to major works of classical literature in which Theseus figures, exploring the contradictions between the archaic, primitive side of his character and his refurbished image as the patron of democracy. His ambiguous nature as outsider, flouting accepted standards of behavior, while at the same time being a hero-king and a representative of higher ideals, is analyzed through his representations in the work of Bacchylides, Euripides, and Sophocles. This is the only… Read More