Herakles

Collating research over the past thirty years, Emma Stafford the various aspects of Herakle's myth, representations in literature and art, monographs and articles, and presents a hugely accessible account of this legendary figure.

Author: Emma Stafford
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 01/06/2012
Pages: 330
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780415300681

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2012

About the Author

Emma Stafford is Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Leeds. Her research and teaching interests lie in Greek cultural history, especially religion, myth and art. She is author of Worshipping Virtues: Personification and the Divine in Ancient Greece (2000), and Life, Myth and Art in Ancient Greece (2004), and co-editor of Personification in the Greek World (2005). She has also written numerous articles on Greek religion and iconography.