A moment's ornament : the poetics of nympholepsy in ancient Greece /

This book offers the first comprehensive study of the phenomenon of nympholepsy--the experience of being ""seized"" by a nymph--in ancient Greek cult and poetry. Using literary and archaeological sources, this study provides a new interpretation of the bond between mortals and im...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Pache, Corinne Ondine
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Zusammenfassung:
This book offers the first comprehensive study of the phenomenon of nympholepsy--the experience of being ""seized"" by a nymph--in ancient Greek cult and poetry. Using literary and archaeological sources, this study provides a new interpretation of the bond between mortals and immortals, and between cult and poetry.
Umfang:
1 online resource (222 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:
0-19-971318-9
Schlagworte:
Nymphs (Greek deities)
Nymphs (Greek deities) in literature.
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