Monsters in Greek Literature

Fiona Mitchell

earliest edition we have, 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, 2021

"Monsters in Greek literature are often thought of as creatures which exist in epic narratives, however, as this book shows, they appear in a much broader range of ancient sources and are used in creation narratives, ethnographic texts, and biology to explore the limits of the human body and of the human world. This book provides an in-depth examination of the role of monstrosity in ancient Greek literature. In the p...

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Monsters in Greek Literature edition · 2021 · Taylor & Francis Group · 9781003094494
Monsters in Greek Literature edition · 2021 · Taylor & Francis Group · 9781000392647
Monsters in Greek Literature edition · 2021 · Taylor & Francis Group · 9781000392593
Monsters in Greek Literature edition · 2021 · Taylor & Francis Group · 9780367556464
Monsters in Greek Literature edition · 2021 · Taylor & Francis Group · 200 pages · 9780367555450

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