Classical mythology [videorecording] : its origins and impact / ; Bride Media International presents ; executive producer/director, James H. Bride II ; scriptwriters, James H. Bride II, Burnham Carter, Rick Russell.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: FFH 8972 | Films for the Humanities & Sciences8972-KS | Films for the Humanities & SciencesPublication details: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2004.Description: 1 videodisc (29 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1421324342
  • 9781421324340
Other title:
  • Its origins and impact
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 292.13 22
LOC classification:
  • BL782 .C53 1999c
Contents:
Origins -- Social role of myth -- Myth and tragedy -- Roman literature -- Modern theories -- Conclusion.
Production credits:
  • Camera, Sean Baker, Stefan Stathopoulos ; video editing, Sean Baker ; music, Jamie Walker ; content editor, Rick Russell.
Host, James H. Bride II ; narrator, Burnham Carter ; commentators, Sir Hugh Lloyd-Jones, Gregory Nagy, Mary Lefkowitz, Sulo Asirvatham.Summary: In this illuminating program, four classicists explore the origins of classical mythology and its relationship with other aspects of Greek culture, tracing subsequent influences on Western civilization. Topics discussed include cultural transmission among the Mediterranean peoples of the 8th century BC, the derivation of texts attributed to Homer and Hesiod, interpretations of the myths of Phaeton and Callisto, the connections between Greek myth and tragedy, the Roman use of myths, and applications of modern critical theory to mythology.
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Originally produced in 1999.

Origins -- Social role of myth -- Myth and tragedy -- Roman literature -- Modern theories -- Conclusion.

Camera, Sean Baker, Stefan Stathopoulos ; video editing, Sean Baker ; music, Jamie Walker ; content editor, Rick Russell.

Host, James H. Bride II ; narrator, Burnham Carter ; commentators, Sir Hugh Lloyd-Jones, Gregory Nagy, Mary Lefkowitz, Sulo Asirvatham.

In this illuminating program, four classicists explore the origins of classical mythology and its relationship with other aspects of Greek culture, tracing subsequent influences on Western civilization. Topics discussed include cultural transmission among the Mediterranean peoples of the 8th century BC, the derivation of texts attributed to Homer and Hesiod, interpretations of the myths of Phaeton and Callisto, the connections between Greek myth and tragedy, the Roman use of myths, and applications of modern critical theory to mythology.

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