Classical Mythology in Literature, Art, and Music (Focus Texts: For Classical Language Study)
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (997 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1585100366 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 528 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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glad-to-see-this-back-in-print I have a very well-worn hardback copy of this book that was the textbook for a community college class that I took back in the 1980's. While my graduate classes in classical mythology at Johns Hopkins used different texts, I always found this one to be the best. I'm so glad to see that it's available once again.. Didn't fufill the potential Mary Hunt The author writes clearly and the explanations of myths are enjoyable. But when it comes to representations of mythology in literature, art and music, he has dead white guy syndrome. The literature examples are from a few authors used over and over from high brow literature that people who are not English majors are not very familiar with, and you have to slog through poetry in hard-to-read old styles of English. There is very little from the 20th century, nothing from the 21st century. There are few women, no minorities, no movies, no TV shows, no modern
From the Back CoverOriginally published in the 1960s, this standard illustrated work covers the gods and heroes of the Classical world, with special emphasis on the influence Classical mythology has had on literature, art and music in Western civilization. Designed for high school and college level courses in departments of Classics and humanities.
Originally published in the 1960s, this standard illustrated work covers the gods and heroes of the Classical world, with special emphasis on the influence Classical mythology has had on literature, art and music in Western civilization.