9781931956727-1931956723-Eros and Ritual in Ancient Literature: Singing of Atalanta, Daphnis and Orpheus (Gorgias Dissertations; Classics)

Eros and Ritual in Ancient Literature: Singing of Atalanta, Daphnis and Orpheus (Gorgias Dissertations; Classics)

ISBN-13: 9781931956727
ISBN-10: 1931956723
Edition: 1
Author: Anagnostou-Laoutides, Evangelia Anagnostou-Laoutides
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Format: Hardcover 616 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781931956727
ISBN-10: 1931956723
Edition: 1
Author: Anagnostou-Laoutides, Evangelia Anagnostou-Laoutides
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Format: Hardcover 616 pages

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Eros and Ritual in Ancient Literature: Singing of Atalanta, Daphnis and Orpheus (Gorgias Dissertations; Classics) (ISBN-13: 9781931956727 and ISBN-10: 1931956723), written by authors Anagnostou-Laoutides, Evangelia Anagnostou-Laoutides, was published by Gorgias Press in 2013. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Eros and Ritual in Ancient Literature: Singing of Atalanta, Daphnis and Orpheus (Gorgias Dissertations; Classics) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.53.

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This book examines popular erotic myths with regard to their origins and literary treatment throughout antiquity. The relation of ritual to certain mythic patterns that reflect initiation rites is also considered. These myths reinforce the association between cult and mythology in literature. Initiation patterns were employed as literary metaphors for falling in love or even for holding a philosophical argument on human progress. The myths are chosen in order to form a narrative sequence, but also as an example of how mythic patterns can be variously manipulated in literature.

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