Herakles

by Emma Stafford

Book Overview

There is more material available on Herakles than any other Greek god or hero. His story has many more episodes than those of other heroes, concerning his life and death as well as his battles with myriad monsters and other opponents. In literature, he appears in our earliest Greek epic and lyric poetry, is reinvented for the tragic and comic stage, and later finds his way into such unlikely areas as philosophical writing and love poetry.　...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415300673
• ISBN13: 9780415300674
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"