{"product_id":"the-quest-for-theseus","title":"The Quest for Theseus","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter a preface by Dr. Reynold Higgins  of the British Museum  and a brief introduction by Dr. Ruth B. Edwards  an experienced classical archaeologist  begins the examination of the Quest with an outline of the legend as it was known to the Athenians and the development and variants it underwent up to the end of the classical period. Dr. Anne G. Ward  the editor  then gives a historical survey of the Bronze Age Aegean; she describes the religious and political background and compares the contemporary life and institutions of the mainland with those of Crete. The focus of the book then narrows to the career of Theseus himself  as it follows his steps geographically from Troezen to Scyros and notes the surviving remains that lend support to the historical reality of the hero...W.R. Connor  Associate Professor of Classics at Princeton University  then carries the story to classical Athens in order to explain what Theseus meant to the Greeks in terms of their daily life. He discusses the religious significance of the hero cult as well as the moral and political implications of the social reforms and unification of Attica that were attributed to Theseus. Simon Tidworth  a specialist on the uses of myth in art  completes the book with a survey of the Theseus legend in Roman  medieval  and Renaissance  and modern literature  in music  and in the visual arts.\" Numerous b\/w and color illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964103422005,"sku":"ByrdShop_1199544825","price":63.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781199544827_49afa8bf-ffad-4ddd-9618-276f007e30e7.jpg?v=1772679547","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-quest-for-theseus","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}