THE HERAKLES THEME: The Adaptations of the Hero in Literature from Homer to the Twentieth Century
by Galinsky, G. Karl
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/Very good
- ISBN 10
- 0631140204
- ISBN 13
- 9780631140207
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. ...provides a survey, both descriptive and analytical, of the most significant adaptations of Herakles in western literature, from Homer to the present day, with particular emphasis upon the more original and creative portraits of the hero." Octavo: xvi, 317 p. with 23 illustrations. Original black cloth binding, with gilt titles. The ink signature of Paul Naiditch, longtime Curator of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts at the University of California, Los Angeles, appears on the front flyleaf. Some mild edgewear to the dust jacket; otherwise very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76353
- Title
- THE HERAKLES THEME: The Adaptations of the Hero in Literature from Homer to the Twentieth Century
- Author
- Galinsky, G. Karl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0631140204
- ISBN 13
- 9780631140207
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Mythology, Folklore, Hercules, Greek Religion, Literature, Classical Studies
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Covina, California
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