Myths and tragedies in their ancient Greek contexts /

• Main Author: Buxton, R. G. A. (συγγραφέας)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2018.
• Edition: First edition.
• Subjects: Μυθολογία, Ελληνική στη λογοτεχνία; Μυθολογία, Ελληνική > Θέματα, μοτίβα.; Ελληνικό δράμα (Τραγωδία) > Θέματα, μοτίβα.; Ελλάδα > Πολιτισμός
• Physical Description: xii, 280 σ. : εικ. ; 23 εκ.
• Bibliography: Περιλαμβάνει βιβλιογραφία (σ. 245-267) και ευρετήριο.
• ISBN: 9780199557615 (hardcover); 0199557616 (hardcover); 9780198814573 (paperback)

This work brings together Richard Buxton's studies of Greek mythology and Greek tragedy, focusing especially on the interrelationship between the two. Situating and contextualising topics and themes within the world of ancient Greece, he traces the intricate variations and retellings which they underwent in Greek antiquity.