| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 276 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-261) and index. |
| Summary |
Plato, Aristophanes, and the creators of the 'Orphic' gold tablets employ the traditional tale of a journey to the realm of the dead to redefine the boundaries of their societies. These narratives reveal their meanings through close analysis of the specific ways in which each makes use of the tradition. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Roadmaps of Déviance: The 'Orphic' Gold Tablets; 3 Descent to the Depths of Comedy: The Frogs of Aristophanes; 4 The Upward Path of Philosophy: The Myth in Plato's Phaedo; 5 Conclusions: The End of the Road; Bibliography; Index Locorum; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Plato. Phaedo.
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Aristophanes. Frogs.
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Frogs (Aristophanes) |
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Phaedo (Plato) |
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Orphicae Lamellae. |
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Mythology, Greek.
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Mythology, Greek. |
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Voyages to the otherworld.
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Voyages to the otherworld. |
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Dionysia.
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Dionysia. |
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Mythology, Greek, in literature.
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Mythology, Greek, in literature. |
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Voyages to the otherworld in literature.
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Voyages to the otherworld in literature. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Edmonds, Radcliffe G. (Radcliffe Guest), 1970- Myths of the underworld journey Plato, Aristophanes, and the "Orphic" gold tablets. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004 0521834341 9780521834346 (DLC) 2003065204 (OCoLC)53044922 |
| ISBN |
9780511265594 (electronic book) |
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051126559X (electronic book) |
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0511263309 |
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9780511263309 |
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0511264119 |
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9780511264115 |
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1280749636 |
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9781280749636 |
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0521834341 |
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