Biblical and Classical Myths: The Mythological Framework of Western CultureUniversity of Toronto Press, 1 jan 2004 - 471 pagina's 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 Biblical and Classical Myths recreates the thought behind that course, with Frye's lectures - unpublished until very recently - supplemented by Macpherson's popular 1962 textbook on classical mythology, Four Ages: The Classical Myths.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 of creation to the myths' survival in later European traditions. 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. |
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... Translations of the Bible 7 2. The Shape of the Bible 21 3. Images of Paradise : Trees and Water 31 4. Parody and Manifest Demonic : Trees and Water 41 5. Sexual Imagery : The Bride and the Bridegroom ; The Great Whore and the Forgiven ...
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Inhoudsopgave
Foreword | 3 |
Demonic Parodies and the Hero from across the | 81 |
Law and Revolution | 162 |
A Test | 181 |
Style and Rhythm in the Bible | 212 |
Notes | 261 |
The Bible and Further Readings | 267 |
Foreword | 273 |
Jason and the Golden Fleece | 326 |
The Royal House of Thebes | 348 |
The Tale of Troy | 355 |
The Fall of the City | 363 |
The Return of Agamemnon | 369 |
The Passing and Afterlife of the Gods | 397 |
Sources of Quotations | 412 |
Notes | 418 |
In The Beginning | 279 |
Spring and Winter | 296 |
Loves of the Gods and Metamorphoses | 306 |
The Heroes | 317 |
Suggestions for Further Reading | 433 |
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Biblical and Classical Myths: The Mythological Framework of Western Culture Northrop Frye,Jay Macpherson Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2004 |