{"product_id":"lisa-maurizio-classical-mythology-in-context-9780199782833","title":"Classical Mythology in Context","description":"Classical Mythology in Context encourages students to directly encounter and explore ancient myths and to understand them in broader interpretative contexts. Featuring a modular structure that coincides with the four main components of a classical mythology course--history, theory, comparison, and reception--each chapter (with the exception of Chapter 1) is built around one central figure or topic. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Classical Mythology in Context provides: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sustained discussion of religious practices and sacred places that offers a key approach to the historical contextualization of Greek myths\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn introduction to--and integration of--theoretical approaches to myth in each chapter that shows how these approaches affect the ways in which students understand myths and mythic figures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmple selections of primary sources, all from the Oxford World's Classics series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA robust comparative approach examining Greek myths alongside other myths from the Mediterranean Basin and the Ancient Near East\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn approach to the reception of myths as interpretation and reflection in Western art, with an emphasis on contemporary ture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Ancillary Resource Center (ARC) that includes PowerPoint-based lecture slides and an Instructor's Resource Manual\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Companion Website that provides additional student and instructor resources\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e FEATURES \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Compelling and relevant illustrations provide ual evidence for placing myths in context\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Abundant maps help students locate all sites in Greece, the larger Greek world, and the Ancient Near East\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A detailed Timeline for Greece, Rome, and the Ancient Near East helps students situate key works within their tural and historical contexts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The Essentials\": In Part I, these boxes appear at the start of each chapter, introducing students to the most essential information about a god or goddess and prewing that chapter's content.","brand":"Oxford Univ Pr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53911075651926,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/lisa-maurizio-classical-mythology-in-context-9780199782833","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}