Figures grecques de l'épouvante de l'antiquite au present peurs enfantines et adultes / par Maria Patera.
| Author/creator | Patera, Maria |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015] |
| Description | xxxi, 405 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Mnemosyne supplements : monographs on Greek and Latin language and literature, 0169-8958 ; volume 376 |
| Scope and content | "In Figures de l'épouvante grecques de l'antiquité au présent, Maria Patera examines an unfamiliar aspect of the Greek pedagogy of fear, illustrated by narratives about four Greek terrifying figures: Lamia, Mormô, Gellô and Empousa. These female bogeys belong to the children's world. Each of those figures provokes fear in a particular way, according to its own characteristics (metamorphosis, hybridity, cannibalism, etc.). By means of a diachronic comparison of the ancient figures with their Byzantine and modern Greek namesakes, each of them is assigned a proper position within its specific historical, cultural, and religious context" -- From publisher's website. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-375), appendices, and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014036725 |
| ISBN | 9789004278370 (hardback) : acid-free paper) |