Actaeon, the Unmannerly Intruder

Actaeon, the Unmannerly Intruder The Myth and Its Meaning in Classical Literature - Lang Classical Studies

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book examines the literary applications and implications in classical literature of the myth of Actaeon, a young hunter transformed into a stag and torn to shreds by his own hunting dogs. Setting psychological and anthropological speculation aside, this study argues that the meaning of the myth is redetermined by each telling of the tale. After reviewing the fragmentary evidence in archaic and classical Greek poetry, the book explores the literary functions of the myth in the four extant texts which incorporate the tale: Callimachus' Bath of Pallas, the Metamorphoses of both Ovid and Apuleius, and Nonnus' Dionysiaca. Each chapter evolves into an illuminating discussion of the poetics of these four very different and somewhat eccentric authors.

Book information

ISBN: 9780820418032
Publisher: Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
Imprint: P. Lang
Pub date:
DEWEY: 880.9351
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 178
Weight: 420g
Height: 161mm
Width: 236mm
Spine width: 15mm