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Challenges to the Power of Zeus in Early Greek Poetry by Noriko Yasumura (2013, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Academic & Professional

ISBN-10147250447X

ISBN-139781472504470

eBay Product ID (ePID)25038371900

Product Key Features

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameChallenges to the Power of Zeus in Early Greek Poetry

Publication Year2013

SubjectMedieval, Drama, Folklore & Mythology, Poetry, Ancient & Classical

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Social Science

AuthorNoriko Yasumura

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight11.9 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Reviews... this book brings welcome attention to Zeus' 'story', and frequently draws suggestive connections between apparently allusive passages. [Yasumura] is often persuasive in pointing to compositional strife.

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal881.009

Table Of ContentIntroduction I. The Threat of Thetis II. The Golden Chain of Hera III. The Reordering of the Universe IV. The Birth of Athena V. Prometheus, God of Forethought VI. Typhon, Son of Hera VII. The Bitter Sorrow of Aphrodite Epilogue Notes Abbreviations Bibliography Index of Passages Index of Names General Index

SynopsisIn the earliest extant works of Greek literature, Zeus reigns supreme in the Olympian hierarchy. However, scattered and scanty though they may be, there are allusions to threats of rebellion which challenge Zeus' supremacy. This book examines these passages, drawn from Homer, Hesiod and the "Homeric Hymns," to offer some new interpretations. While focusing on the theme of cosmic/divine strife, it becomes clear that hints of lost legends underlie these texts. Tracing their hidden logic helps to improve our understanding of early Greek poetry., In the earliest extant works of Greek literature, Zeus reigns supreme in the Olympian hierarchy. However, scattered and scanty though they may be, there are allusions to threats of rebellion which challenge Zeus' supremacy. This book examines these passages, drawn from Homer, Hesiod and the "Homeric Hymns", to offer some new interpretations. While focusing on the theme of cosmic/divine strife, it becomes clear that hints of lost legends underlie these texts. Tracing their hidden logic helps to improve our understanding of early Greek poetry.

LC Classification NumberPA3014