{"product_id":"greek-mythology-and-poetics-9781501782336","title":"Greek Mythology and Poetics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this new edition of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek Mythology and Poetics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Gregory Nagy revisits the relationship between myth and ritual in ancient Greek society.\u003c\/b\u003e His far-reaching assessment provides fresh illumination of the forces of interaction and change that transformed the Indo-European linguistic and cultural heritage into distinctly Greek social institutions between the eighth and the fifth centuries B.C.E.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNagy's major essays on various aspects of the Hellenization of Indo-European poetics, myth and ritual, and social ideology, examine the Greek language as a reflection of society, with special attention to its function as a vehicle for transmitting mythology and poetics. His emphasis on the language of the Greeks, and on comparison with the testimony of related Indo-European languages such as Latin, Indic, and Hittite, reflects his long-standing interest in Indo-European linguistics. Altogether, the second edition of \u003ci\u003eGreek Mythology and Poetics\u003c\/i\u003e is a path-breaking application of the principles of social anthropology, comparative mythology, historical linguistics, and the study of oral traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gregory Nagy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Myth and Poetics II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501782336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2nd Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48671200379017,"sku":"9781501782336","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_3df56a25-eca7-4124-8a84-6b3fc6115d8a.jpg?v=1791956010","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/greek-mythology-and-poetics-9781501782336","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}