Dora C. Pozzi & John M. Wickersham (Editors)
Myth and the Polis.
Cornell University Press, 1991. First edition. 0801497345  viii/232 pages.
Softcover volume, measuring approximately 6.25" x 9.25", shows mild shelfwear. Binding is sound. Previous owner's name and annotation appear in small print at top of half title page. Pages are clean and without markings.
"This fresh and thought-provoking book deepens our understanding of the dynamic relationship between the creation of myth and the development of the ancient Greek polis, or city-state, during crucial periods in archaic and classical Greece. Examining the diverse texts which crystalized Greek oral tradition, nine chapters by a multidisciplinary group of scholars focus on the role of the community as the shaper and transmitter of myth and on the function of myth and ritual in the development of political authority in Greek society."