The tale of the hero who was exposed at birth in Euripidean tragedy
Subtitle: a study of motifs
By: Marc Huys
Series: Symbolae Facultatis Litterarum Lovaniensis. Series A -- vol. 20; Symbolae Facultatis Litterarum et Philosophiae Lovaniensis -- v. 20
Publisher: Leuven University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Leuven, Belgium
Language: eng
Number of pages: 446
Copyright date: 1995
Subjects: Characters; Heroes; Abandoned children; Heroes in literature; Abandoned children in literature; Foundlings in literature; Folk literature; Themes, motives
Notes: "This book began its life as a doctoral dissertation at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in 1988"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-427) and index.