Christopher
That's useful. I'll get on to it. I am an
admirer of Robert Graves. You will know
(but others may not) that Larousse's
Encylopedia of Mythology carries an
introduction by Robert Graves.
Ron H
BUS
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From: Christopher Crockett <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 05:23
Subject: Yew trees
> >The Concise Columbia Encyclopaedia makes a cryptic claim that yew trees
have
> been associated with death and funeral rites since antiquity. If so, how?
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> My favorite source for running down various botanical associations in
> Antiquity is Rober Graves' _The Greek Myths_.
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> Curiously disparaged by "real" classicists, it is a work of considerable
> erudition and scholarship; and, whether you accept his particular
"overview"
> or not, he's pretty well-documented from original (and sometimes quite
> obscure) sources.
>
> I seem to remember his mentioning yew trees somewhere, but, of course,
can't
> recall the context.
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> Try his index.
>
> Best from here,
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> Christopher
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