The Penguin Book of Classical Myths.

March, Jenny.

ISBN 10: 1846141303 / ISBN 13: 9781846141300

Edité par Allen Lane., 2008

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xxiii + 590pp, illustrated + cold plates. Fine hardback in fine protected dust wrapper.

N° de réf. du vendeur 9414

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Penguin Book of Classical Myths.
• Éditeur: Allen Lane.
• Date de parution: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1846141303
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781846141300
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: As New
• État de la jaquette: As New

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Synopsis

The figures and events of classical myths underpin our culture and the constellations named after them fill the night sky. Whether it’s the raging Minotaur trapped in the Cretan labyrinth or the twelve labours of Hercules, Aphrodite’s birth from the waves or Zeus visiting Danae as a shower of gold, the mythology of Greece and Rome is full of unforgettable stories. All the stories of the Greek tragedies – Oedipus, Medea, Antigone – are there; all the events of the Trojan wars and of Odysseus and Aeneas’ epic journeys; the founding of Athens and of Rome…

These are the strangest tales of love, war, betrayal and heroism ever told and, while brilliantly retelling them, this book shows how they echo through the works of much later writers from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Camus and Ted Hughes. Full of attractive illustrations and laid out in eighteen clear chapters (the titles include ‘Dangerous Women’ and ‘Heroes’), Dr Jennifer March has written a fascinating guide to the myths of classical civilization that is as readable as a novel.

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Dr Jennifer March has taught at Oxford and London universities, is author of the acclaimed Cassell Dictionary of Classical Mythology and Editor of the Classical Association's journal CA News.