Apollodorus' Library And Hyginus' Fabulae. Two Handbooks Of Greek Mythology
Trzaskoma M. Stephen, Smith Scott R.
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Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Publisher Place: Usa
Publisher Year: 2007
Edition: First Edition
Description: 246 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.
Publishers Description: By offering, for the first time in a single edition, complete English translations of Apollodorus Library and Hyginus Fabulae --the two most important surviving "handbooks" of classical mythography--this volume enables readers to compare the twos versions of the most important Greek and Roman myths. A General Introduction sets the Library and Fabulae into the wider context of ancient mythography; introductions to each text discuss in greater detail issues of authorship, aim, and influence. A general index, an index of people and geographic locations, and an index of authors and works cited by the mythographers are also included.
ISBN: 9780872208209
(209957)
