Opening book details…
Can I read The east face of Helicon : west Asiatic elements in Greek poetry and myth on EtoBox?
The east face of Helicon : west Asiatic elements in Greek poetry and myth by Martin Litchfield West is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The east face of Helicon : west Asiatic elements in Greek poetry and myth about?
Over the last sixty years scholars have increasingly become aware of links connecting early Greek poetry with the literatures of the ancient Near East. Martin West's new book far surpasses previous studies in comprehensiveness, demonstrating these links with massive and detailed documentation and showing they are much more fundamental and pervasive than has hitherto been acknowledged. His survey embraces Hesiod, the Homeric epics, the lyric poets, and Aeschylus, and concludes with an illuminating discussion of possible avenues of transmission between the orient and Greece.
Who reads The east face of Helicon : west Asiatic elements in Greek poetry and myth?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Martin Litchfield West
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780198150428
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, History, Poetry
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
Other editions & translations
More by Martin Litchfield West
Browse all works by Martin Litchfield West
Similar books
- Bibliography of Greek Myth in English Poetry — Helen H. Law (1969)
- The Politics of Sacrifice in Early Greek Myth and Poetry — Charles H Stocking, 1980- (2017)
- Indo-European Poetry and Myth — Martin Litchfield West (2007)
- Interpreting Greek Tragedy : Myth, Poetry, Text — Charles Segal; National Endowment for the Humanities Open Book Program (2019)
- Sound, Sense, and Rhythm: Listening to Greek and Latin Poetry. — Mark W. Edwards (2009)
- Thalia Delighting in Song: Essays on Ancient Greek Poetry (Phoenix Supplementary Volumes Book 53) — Emmet I. Robbins; Bonnie MacLachlan (2013)