Myths, Muses and Mortals
eBook - ePub

Myths, Muses and Mortals

The Way of Life in Ancient Greece

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Myths, Muses and Mortals

The Way of Life in Ancient Greece

About this book

A window into the human lives of classical Greece through the words they left behind. Myths, Muses and Mortals gives new insight into a multitude of life experiences in ancient Greece. The book introduces the lives of the ancient Greeks through extracts taken from a range of sources, including poems, plays, novels, histories, lawsuits, inscriptions, and private note tablets. The voices speak for themselves in fresh translation, but in addition, William Furley gives the narratives historical context and illuminates the literary genre in which they appear. The texts are grouped around important areas of life—love relations, travel and trade, social status, divine signs, daily events, warfare, philosophies, dress code, and private and public celebration—giving voice to the variety of lives experienced by the citizens of ancient Greece and an insight into the Greek mind.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 Love
  8. 2 Status
  9. 3 Sail and Oar
  10. 4 Signs
  11. 5 The Daily Round
  12. 6 A Better World
  13. 7 Warfare
  14. 8 Dress Code
  15. 9 Celebration
  16. Notes on Ancient Authors and Sources
  17. Glossary of Ancient Terms
  18. Note on Metre
  19. References
  20. Further Reading
  21. Photo Acknowledgements
  22. Index