04662nam a2200613Ka 4500 ocn804824182 OCoLC 20200709055550.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 120806s2004 oncab ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781442671393 (electronic bk.) 1442671394 (electronic bk.) 0802039278 9780802039279 0802086950 9780802086952 (OCoLC)804824182 467939 (N$T) BL312 .F79 2004eb BL312 OCC 033000 bisacsh REL 070000 bisacsh 201/.3 22 11.09 bcl N$TA Frye, Northrop. Biblical and classical myths [electronic resource] : the mythological framework of Western culture / Northrop Frye and Jay Macpherson. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, c2004. 1 online resource (xiv, 471 p.) : ill., maps. Includes bibliographical references (p. [433]-435) and indexes. "By complementing the Biblical tradition with the Classical, this volume provides a comprehensive introduction to Western mythology. Engaging and accessible, Biblical and Classical Myths represents a unique achievement in scholarship and is an essential volume for students and others interested in literature and cultural studies."--BOOK JACKET. Symbolism in the Bible -- An Approach to the Bible and Translations of the Bible -- The Shape of the Bible -- Images of Paradise: Trees and Water -- Parody and Manifest Demonic: Trees and Water -- Sexual Imagery: The Bride and the Bridegroom; The Great Whore and the Forgiven Harlot -- Pastoral and Agricultural Imagery -- The World of Angels; Leviathan, Dragons, and the Antichrist -- Demonic Parodies and the Hero from across the Sea -- The Double Mirror: Exodus and Gospel -- The Metaphor of Kingship -- King, Priest, and Prophet -- The Question of Primogeniture -- Genesis: In the Beginning -- Genesis: Creating the Sexes; Exodus: A Revolutionary Heritage -- Law: Ordering a Society -- Law and Revolution; Wisdom: The Proverb -- Wisdom: Playing before God; Ecclesiastes: Vanity of Vanities -- Job: A Test -- Job and the Question of Tragedy -- Job and Restored Humanity -- The Language of Proclamation: Style and Rhythm in the Bible; The Gospel: Rewriting the Commandments -- Revelation: Removing the Veil -- Revelation: After the Ego Disappears -- The Language of Love -- Four Ages: The Classical Myths -- In The Beginning -- The Creation -- The Golden Age -- War in Heaven -- The Reign of Zeus -- Prometheus -- Pandora's Box -- Deucalion's Flood -- Phaethon -- Spring and Winter -- Demeter and Persephone -- Adonis -- Hyacinthus -- Narcissus -- Orpheus -- Loves of the Gods and Metamorphoses -- Loves of Zeus: Callisto, Io -- Pan and Syrinx -- Apollo and Daphne -- Clytie -- Endymion -- Arachne -- Procne and Philomela -- Midas' Touch -- Ceyx and Alcyone -- Nisus and Scylla -- Philemon and Baucis -- The Heroes -- Perseus -- The Labours of Heracles -- Jason and the Golden Fleece -- Bellerophon and Pegasus -- Theseus -- The Royal House of Thebes -- The Children of Agenor -- Zeus and Semele -- Ino and Athamas -- Pentheus -- Actaeon -- Oedipus -- The Tale of Troy -- The Apple of Discord -- The War -- The Fall of the City -- The Returns -- The Return of Menelaus -- The Return of Agamemnon -- The Return of Aeneas -- The Return of Odysseus -- Cupid and Psyche -- Conclusion: The Passing and Afterlife of the Gods -- Family Trees -- Mythology-History Chart. Description based on print version record. Mythology, Classical. Myth in the Bible. Mythe dans la Bible. Mythologie ancienne. Mythologie. gtt Oudheid. gtt Bijbel. gtt Mythologie classique. ram Mythe dans la Bible. ram Symbolisme dans la Bible. ram BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Gaia & Earth Energies bisacsh RELIGION / Christianity / General bisacsh Electronic books. Macpherson, Jay. Print version: Frye, Northrop. Biblical and classical myths. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, c2004 0802039278 (DLC) 2005270126 (OCoLC)54906097 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=467939 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 51458 51458