Myths and Tragedies in their Ancient Greek Contexts

Richard Buxton, Emeritus Professor of Greek Language and Literature, University of Bristol

Richard Buxton is Emeritus Professor of Greek Language and Literature at the University of Bristol.

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List of Illustrations
Introduction
PART I: THEMES IN MYTH
1. Imaginary Greek Mountains
2. Wolves and Werewolves in Greek Thought
3. Mythological Names: The Case of melas
4. The Myth of Talos: Vulnerability, ichor, and Boundary-Crossing
5. Movement and Stillness: Versions of Medea
PART II: MYTHS IN TRAGEDY
6. Tragedy and Greek Myth
7. Time, Space, and Ideology: Tragic Myths and the Athenian Polis
8. Bafflement in Greek Tragedy
9. Blindness and Limits: Sophokles and the Logic of Myth
10. Euripides Alkestis: Five Aspects of an Interpretation
11. Feminized Males in Bakchai: The Importance of Discrimination
Envoi
Details of Original Publication
Bibliography
Index