A Short Introduction to Classical Myth
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Powell, Barry B., PUBLISHER: ong>Prong>entice Hall, An essential reference for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understong>andong>ing ong>andong> apong>prong>eciation of classical mythology, this unique guide offers original source material on ong>theong> social ong>andong> historical background, interong>prong>etation, ong>andong> commentary on major literary books on Greek myth -- such as Homer, Hesiod, ong>theong> tragedians, ong>theong> historians, Ovid, Vergil, ong>andong> in Greek art. Written in a clear ong>andong> lucid manner, ong>theong> book offers fresh ong>andong> original interong>prong>etations based on ong>theong> latest scholarship, ong>andong> comes organized into three distinct parts: I: Definitions ong>andong> Interong>prong>etations (devoted to ong>theong>oretical issues); II: Background (to fill in information essential to understong>andong>ing myth); ong>andong> III: ong>Theong>mes (chapters directed toward specific topics in ong>theong> study of myth).