"In Figures de l'épouvante grecques de l'antiquité au présent, Maria Patera examines an unfamiliar aspect of the Greek pedagogy of fear, illustrated by narratives about four Greek terrifying figures: Lamia, Mormô, Gellô and Empousa. These female bogeys belong to the children's world. Each of those figures provokes fear in a particular way, according to its own characteristics (metamorphosis, hybridity, cannibalism, etc.). By means of a diachronic comparison of the ancient figures with their Byzantine and modern Greek namesakes, each of them is assigned a proper position within its specific historical, cultural, and religious context"--From publisher's website.
Ämnesord
Grekisk litteratur (sao)
Bysantinsk litteratur (sao)
Barn i litteraturen (sao)
Monster i litteraturen (sao)
Spöken i litteraturen (sao)
Skräck i litteraturen (sao)
Fear in literature. (LCSH)
Children in literature. (LCSH)
Ghosts in literature. (LCSH)
Monsters in literature. (LCSH)
Greek literature -- History and criticism. (LCSH)
Byzantine literature -- History and criticism. (LCSH)
Mythology, Greek -- Psychological aspects (LCSH)
Peur dans la littérature (Vedettes-matière)
Enfants dans la littérature (Vedettes-matière)
Fantômes dans la littérature (Vedettes-matière)
Monstres dans la littérature (Vedettes-matière)
Littérature grecque -- Histoire et critique (Vedettes-matière)
Littérature byzantine -- Histoire et critique (Vedettes-matière)