The Gardens of Adonis: Spices in Greek Mythology - Second Edition

by Marcel Detienne

Book Overview

Rich with implications for the history of sexuality, gender issues, and patterns of Hellenic literary imagining, Marcel Detienne's landmark book recasts long-standing ideas about the fertility myth of Adonis. The author challenges Sir James Frazer's thesis that the vegetation god Adonis-- whose premature death was mourned by women and whose resurrection marked a joyous occasion--represented the annual cycle of growth and decay in agriculture. Using...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691001049
• ISBN13: 9780691001043
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"