Description
The field of mythography has grown substantially in the past thirty years, an acknowledgment of the importance of how ancient writers "wrote down the myths" as they systematized, organized and interpreted the vast and contested mythical storyworld. With the understanding that mythography remains a contested category, that its borders are not always clear, and that it shifted with changes in the socio-cultural and political landscapes, The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Mythography offers a range of scholarly voices that attempt to establish how and to what extent ancient writers followed the "mythographical mindset" that prompted works ranging from Apollodorus' Library to the rationalizing and allegorical approaches of Cornutus and Palaephatus.Editors R. Scott Smith and Stephen M. Trzaskoma provide the first comprehensive survey of mythography from the earliest attempts to organize and comment on myths in the archaic period (in poetry and prose) to late antiquity. The essays also provide an overview of those writers we call mythographers and other major sources of mythographic material (e.g., papyri and scholia), followed by a series of essays that seek to explore the ways in which mythographical impulses were interconnected with other intellectual activities (e.g., geography and history, catasteristic writings, politics). In addition, another section of essays presents the first sustained analysis between mythography and the visual arts, while a final section takes mythography from late antiquity up into the Renaissance. While also taking stock of recent advances and providing bibliographical guidance, this Handbook offers new approaches to texts that were once seen only as derivative sources of mythical data and presents innovative ideas for further research. The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Mythography is an essential resource for teachers, scholars, and students alike.
Table of Contents
IntroductionR. Scott Smith and Stephen M. TrzaskomaSection 1: Mythography from Archaic Greece to the Empire1. The Mythographical Impulse in Early Greek PoetryPura Nieto2. The Origins of Mythography as a GenreJordi Pàmias3. Hellenistic MythographyR. Scott Smith and Stephen M. Trzaskoma4. Imperial MythographyCharles Delattre, translated by Alexander Brock5. Mythography in LatinR. Scott SmithSection 2: Mythographers6. Mythography in Alexandrian VerseEvina Sistakou7. Antihomerica: Dares and DictysKen Dowden8. Antoninus Liberalis, Collection of MetamorphosesCharles Delattre, translated by Alexander Brock9. Apollodorus the Mythographer, BibliothecaStephen M. Trzaskoma10. Conon, NarrativesManuel Sanz Morales11. Cornutus, Survey of the Traditions of Greek TheologyIlaria Ramelli12. Diodorus Siculus, LibraryIris Sulimani13. Heraclitus the Mythographer, On Unbelievable StoriesGreta Hawes14. Heraclitus the Allegorist, Homeric ProblemsDavid Konstan15. Hyginus, FabulaeKris Fletcher16. The Mythographus HomericusJoan Pagès17. Other Mythography on PapyrusAnnette Harder18. Greek Mythography and ScholiaNereida Villagra19. Ovid and MythographyJoseph Farrell20. Palaphaetus, Unbelievable TalesHugo Koning21. Parthenius, Erotika PathemataChristopher Francese22. Pausanias, Description of GreeceWilliam Hutton23. Tragic MythographyChiara MeccarielloSection 3: Interpretations and Intersections24. Rationalizing and HistoricizingGreta Hawes25. Allegorising and PhilosophisingIlaria Ramelli26. EtymologizingEzio Pellizer, translated by R. Scott Smith and Stephen M. Trzaskoma27. CatasterismsArnaud Zucker28. Local MythographyDaniel Berman29. Mythography and ParadoxographyIrene Pajón Leyra30. Mythography and EducationR. Scott Smith and Stephen M. Trzaskoma31. Mythography and PoliticsLee Patterson32. Mythography and GeographyMaria Pretzler33. Mythographer and Mythography: Indigenous Categories? Greek Inquiries into the Heroic PastClaude Calame, translated by R. Scott Smith and Stephen M. TrzaskomaSection 4: Mythography and Visual Arts34. Mythography and Greek Vase PaintingKathryn Topper35. Mythography and Roman Wall PaintingEleanor Leach36. Retelling Greek Myths on Roman SarcophagiZahra NewbySection 5: Christian Mythography37. Mythography and ChristianityJennifer Nimmo Smith38. Byzantine MythographyBenjamin Garstad39. Mythography in the Latin WestBenjamin Garstad40. Mythography and the Reception of Classical Mythology in the Renaissance, 1340-1600Jon Solomon
