Biblical and Classical Myths: The Mythological Framework of Western Culture Tapa blanda - 2004 - 2nd Edición

Paperback / softback. New. By complementing the biblical tradition with the classical, this volume imparts a comprehensive understanding of western mythology. With a preface by Alvin Lee, general editor of the Collected Works of Northrop Frye, Biblical and Classical Myths is an essential volume and represents a unique achievement in scholarship.

Univ of Toronto Pr, 2004. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 500 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.50 inches.

University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division. Very Good. 2004. Softcover. 0802086950 . Gift inscription to Emmett Robbins from author on titlepage. Minor edgewear to wraps. ; In the 1970s and 80s, Northrop Frye and Jay Macpherson co-taught a very influential course at the University of Toronto's Victoria College on the history of Western mythology - Frye focusing on the biblical myths; Macpherson on the classical. Biblical and Classical Myths recreates the thought behind that course, with Frye's lectures - unpublished until very recently - supplemented by Macpherson's popular 1962 textbook on classical mythology, Four Ages: The Classical Myths. Frye's lectures on the Bible make up the first half of the book. He expounds on an array of topics, including translations of the bible, sexual imagery, pastoral and agricultural imagery, and law and revolution in the bible. Four Ages makes up the second half. Macpherson narrates the major classical myths from stories… Leer más

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division, 2004-11-06. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!