LEADER 03372nam 2200577 450 001 9910823098203321 005 20191015111955.0 010 $a1-350-98894-4 010 $a1-78672-290-9 024 7 $a10.5040/9781350988941 035 $a(CKB)4100000007746439 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6159633 035 $a(CaBNVSL)mat50988941 035 $a(OCoLC)1166567995 035 $a(CaBNVSL)9781350988941 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6159633 035 $a(OCoLC)1124361783 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007746439 100 $a20191015e20192017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $csti$2rdacontent 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe myth of Hero and Leander $ethe history and reception of an enduring Greek legend /$fSilvia Montiglio 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon, England :$cI.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd,$d2017. 210 2$aLondon, England :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (x, 284 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aLibrary of classical studies (LCS) ;$v19 311 $a1-78453-956-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 263-276) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 1. Seduction, love and athleticism: Leander (and Hero) in Roman literature and culture -- 2. Musaeus' Hero and Leander, or 'love against the world' -- 3. Lustful fornicators or courtly lovers? the legend in medieval European literature -- 4. The tale as Musaeus told it: Hero and Leander in medieval Greek literature and the diffusion of Musaeus' poem in Europe -- Epilogue: 330 $a"Hero and Leander are the protagonists in a classical tale of epic but tragic love. Hero lives secluded in a tower on the European shore of the Hellespont, and Leander on the opposite side of the passage. Since they cannot hope to marry, the couple resolves to meet in secret: each night he swims across to her, guided by the light of her torch. But the time comes when a winter storm kills both the light and Leander. At dawn, Hero sees her lover's mangled body washed ashore, and so hurls herself from the tower to meet him in death. Silvia Montiglio here shows how and why this affecting story has proved to be one of the most popular and perennial mythologies in the history of the West. Discussing its singular drama, danger, pathos and eroticism, the author explores the origin of the legend and its rich and varied afterlives. She shows how it was used by Greek and Latin writers; how it developed in the Middle Ages - notably in the writings of Christine de Pizan - and Renaissance; how it inspired Byron to swim the Dardanelles; and how it has lived on in representations by artists including Rubens and Frederic Leighton."--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aLibrary of classical studies ;$vv. 19. 606 $aHero (Greek mythology) 606 $aLeander (Greek mythology) 606 $2Classical history / classical civilisation 615 0$aHero (Greek mythology) 615 0$aLeander (Greek mythology) 676 $a809/.93351 700 $aMontiglio$b Silvia$f1960-$0169296 712 02$aBloomsbury (Firm), 801 0$bYDX 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823098203321 996 $aThe myth of Hero and Leander$93991026 997 $aUNINA