How did Greek literature and culture interact? John Gould was one of the greatest writers on Greek civiliation of his generation. The most significant of his many essays, including several previously unpublished, are revised and gathered here.
The book contains the most significant essays--newly revised for this volume--written by one of the world's foremost experts in Greek mythology and culture over the last thirty years. These essays examine the myths, rituals, memory, and exchange of ancient Greeks with an overriding interest in anthropological field-work which helps to shape his argument.
Review from previous edition invaluable collection of papers from a life's work at the cutting edge of literary interpretation ... There is a vast amount here to digest and reflect upon.
