Mythical Monsters in Classical Literature.
This engaging, readable yet impeccably scholarly investigation of monsters in Classical literature will entertain and stimulate as well as inform. It covers all the major mythical monsters mentioned by Greek and Roman authors (Medusa, Hydra, Polyphemus, the Minotaur, Sphinx, Harpies, Sirens, Cerberu...
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Vampires, Werewolves and the Living Dead; Furies, Keres, Empusa and strix; Werewolves; The living dead; Appendix: Non-mythical monsters; 2. Impact; 3. Laocoon and the Sea-Snakes; 4. Sirens; In Homer's Odyssey; In Apollonius of Rhodes' Voyage of Argo; In other Classical authors; In medieval, Renaissance and later authors; 5. Other Winged Monsters; The Stymphalian Birds; Griffins; The sphinx; Harpies; 6. A Monster-Slayer; Theseus' early life and conquests; The Minotaur; The Calydonian boar; The Centaurs; Theseus' end; 7. A Good Monster: Chiron. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 8. Metamorphosed MonstersMedusa; Scylla; 9. Jason and the Argonauts; Talos; The hydra; The earthborn men; 10. Fighting with Monsters (1); The Second Labour of Heracles: the Hydra of Lerna; Plot analysis: functions and stages; Filling out the story; The Tenth Labour of Heracles: Geryon and Cacus; 11. Fighting with Monsters (2); Typhos; Perseus, Andromeda and the sea-monster; Perseus and Medusa; 12. Polyphemus; Odysseus and Polyphemus; Polyphemus and Galatea; Appendix: Other gigantic monsters; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index of Monsters; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; S; T; V; W. | |
| 520 | |a This engaging, readable yet impeccably scholarly investigation of monsters in Classical literature will entertain and stimulate as well as inform. It covers all the major mythical monsters mentioned by Greek and Roman authors (Medusa, Hydra, Polyphemus, the Minotaur, Sphinx, Harpies, Sirens, Cerberus, Chimaera, Centaurs, and many more) along with Classical precursors of vampires, werewolves and the living dead. Versions of these creatures that appear in later literature and film are also discussed. Mythical Monsters is original in considering monsters squarely from a literary standpoint, intro. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Monsters |x History |y To 1500. | |
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