{"product_id":"greek-mythology-and-poetics-paperback","title":"Greek Mythology and Poetics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGregory Nagy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGregory Nagy is Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 426\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67653448859922,"sku":"9781501782343","price":86.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/QaPY-eNKYE9781501782343.webp?v=1793407917","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/greek-mythology-and-poetics-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}