The Medieval Medea

by Ruth Morse

The legends of Jason and Medea illustrate how disparate and sometimes contradictory stories were combined in the creation of the first secular princely quest, how that quest functioned as a benchmark of western chronology, and how that in turn assured the stories' position as part of the legends of Troy. The innovations of Euripides and Apollonius were imitated throughout Antiquity, and examples of murderous mothers illustrated the lethal disruptions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859914593
• ISBN13: 9780859914598
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"