Author: Jenny MarchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Cassell's Dictionary of Classical Mythology
Author: Jenny MarchCassell's Dictionary of Classical Mythology
Author: Jennifer R. MarchPublisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 9780304357888
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 831
Book Description
Brief entries describe the characters, legends, and events of Greek and Roman mythology.
Cassell Dictionary of Classical Mythology
Author: Jennifer R. MarchPublisher: Burns & Oates
ISBN: 9780304346264
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
This is an A-Z guide to the mythology of the classical world, covering all the principal myths, gods and goddesses, together with the personalities, places, animals, monsters, heavenly bodies and events of classical mythology. Background historical and archaeological information is provided. The outline accounts are supplemented by extensive quotations from the original sources, to help bring the narrative to life and show how literary traditions shaped the development of classical mythology.
The Dictionary of Classical Mythology
Author: Pierre GrimalPublisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9780631201021
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
The Dictionary of Classical Mythology is a unique companion to the ancient Greek and Roman myths and legends.
Dictionary of Classical Mythology
Author: Jennifer R. MarchPublisher: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1782976353
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Jenny Marchs acclaimed Dictionary of Classical Mythology, first published in 1998 but long out of print, has been extensively revised and expanded including a completely new set of beautiful line-drawing illustrations for this Oxbow edition. It is a comprehensive A Z guide to Greek and Roman mythology. All major myths, legends and fables are here, including gods and goddesses, heroes and villains, dangerous women, legendary creatures and monsters. Characters such as Achilles and Odysseus have extensive entries, as do epic journeys and heroic quests, like that of Jason and the Argonauts to win the Golden Fleece, all alongside a plethora of information on the creation of the cosmos, the many metamorphoses of gods and humans, and the Trojan War, plus more minor figures nymphs, seers, kings, rivers, to name but a few. In this superbly authoritative work the myths are brilliantly retold, along with any major variants, and with extensive translations from ancient authors that give life to the narratives and a sense of the vibrant cultures that shaped the development of classical myth. The 172 illustrations give visual immediacy to the words, by showing how ancient artists perceived their gods and heroes. The impact of myths on ancient art is also explored, as is and their influence in the postclassical arts, emphasising the ongoing inspiration afforded by the ancient myths. Also included are two maps of the ancient world, a list of the ancient sources and their chronology, the more important genealogies, and an index of recurrent mythical motifs.
The Dictionary of Classical Mythology
Author: Pierre GrimalPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mythology, Classical
Languages : en
Pages : 603
Book Description
The Dictionary of Classical Mythology
Author: John Edward ZimmermanPublisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553257765
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Over 2,000 entries with simple, complete explanations of classical myths, heroes, authors, works, place names and symbols. And a bibliography of recommended translations of Greek and Latin prose and poetry. “A knowledge of classical mythology is indispensable in understanding and appreciating much of the great literature, sculpture, and painting of both the ancients and the moderns. Unless we know the marvelous stories of the deities and heroes of the ancients, their great literature and art as much later work down to the present day will remain unintelligible. Through the centuries from Chaucer, Spencer, Shakespeare, and Milton on, not only the major writers but also hundreds of lesser writers have retold the old tales or used them as a point of departure for new interpretations in terms of contemporary problems and psychology.”—From author’s Introduction
Dictionary of Classical Mythology
Author: John Edward ZimmermanPublisher:
ISBN: 9789575866150
Category : Mythology
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Dictionary of classical mythology
Author: Pierre GrimalPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Dictionary of Classical Mythology
Author: J. E. ZimmermanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mythology
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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