Time in ancient stories of origin

Time in ancient stories of origin / Anke Walter.

Greek and Roman stories of origin, aetia, pervade ancient literature. By studying a broad range of texts and closely examining aetia from archaic and Hellenistic Greece, Augustan Rome, and early Christian literature, Time in Ancient Stories of Origin traces the changing forms of stories of origin an...

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Main Author: Walter, Anke (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Classical literature > Themes, motives.
Beginning.
Time in literature.
Beginning
Classical literature > Themes, motives
Time in literature
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Summary:Greek and Roman stories of origin, aetia, pervade ancient literature. By studying a broad range of texts and closely examining aetia from archaic and Hellenistic Greece, Augustan Rome, and early Christian literature, Time in Ancient Stories of Origin traces the changing forms of stories of origin and the underlying changing attitudes to time.
Physical Description:1 online resource (282 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:0191879533
9780191879531
9780198843832
0198843836
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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