The Staying Power of Thetis

Allusion, Interaction, and Reception from Homer to the 21st Century
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-11-067835-2
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 524 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 891 g

Reihe: Trends in classics : [...], Supplementary volumes

In 1991, Laura Slatkin published , in which she argued that Homer knowingly situated the storyworld of the Iliad against the backdrop of an older world of mythos by which the events in the are explained and given traction. Slatkin’s focus was on Achilles’ mother, Thetis: an ostensibly marginal and powerless goddess, Thetis nevertheless drives the plot of the , being allusively credited with the power to uphold or challenge the rule of Zeus. Now, almost thirty years after Slatkin’s publication, this timely volume re-examines depictions and receptions of this ambiguous goddess, in works ranging from archaic Greek poetry to twenty-first century cinema. Twenty authors build upon Slatkin’s readings to explore Thetis and multiple roles she played in Western literature, art, material culture, religion, and myth. Ever the shapeshifter, Thetis has been and continues to be reconceptualised: supporter or opponent of Zeus’ regime, model bride or unwilling victim of Peleus’ rape, good mother or child-murderess, figure of comedy or monstrous witch. Hers is an enduring power of transformation, resonating within art and literature.

Zielgruppe

Scholars of Classics, Greek mythology, Ancient art, and Classical

Autoren/Hrsg.

Paprocki, Maciej

Vos, Gary Patrick

Wright, David John

Khoo, Astrid

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft

Über Autor(innen)

M. Paprocki, University of Wroclaw, Poland; G. P. Vos, Univ. of Edinburgh, Scotland; D. Wright, Fordham Univ., US.