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The Dictionary of Classical Mythology Paperback – 11 July 1996
Pierre Grimal (Author) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
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- Print length624 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherWiley-Blackwell
- Publication date11 July 1996
- Dimensions17.27 x 3.4 x 24.64 cm
- ISBN-100631201025
- ISBN-13978-0631201021
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"There has been nothing in English like Grimal's authoritative dictionary... this text will be an essential source for specialists and general readers alike... invaluable and sorely needed." Library Journal
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"There has been nothing in English like Grimal's authoritative dictionary... this text will be an essential source for specialists and general readers alike... invaluable and sorely needed." Library Journal
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Forty genealogical tables explain the complex and often bizarre relationships between interlocking families of gods and people. Wherever appropriate the entries are illustrated with antique paintings, ceramics, coins, sculpture and mosaics. Maps of the Greek and Roman world and photographs of ancient sites provide a guide to the topography of classical mythology. An exhaustive reference section lists every mention of each character in classical literature: this alone makes the book an essential source of reference for scholars.
The Dictionary will be an essential companion to the study of Western literature and art, a significant part of which has always been concerned with the ancient myths and legends as a source of both subject matter and allusion.
But above all this book is a fascinating and readable guide to the rich and diverse legends and mythologies of the classical world.
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Forty genealogical tables explain the complex and often bizarre relationships between interlocking families of gods and people. Wherever appropriate the entries are illustrated with antique paintings, ceramics, coins, sculpture and mosaics. Maps of the Greek and Roman world and photographs of ancient sites provide a guide to the topography of classical mythology. An exhaustive reference section lists every mention of each character in classical literature: this alone makes the book an essential source of reference for scholars.
The Dictionary will be an essential companion to the study of Western literature and art, a significant part of which has always been concerned with the ancient myths and legends as a source of both subject matter and allusion.
But above all this book is a fascinating and readable guide to the rich and diverse legends and mythologies of the classical world.
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- Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell; 1st edition (11 July 1996)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 624 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0631201025
- ISBN-13 : 978-0631201021
- Dimensions : 17.27 x 3.4 x 24.64 cm
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A Blackwell Reference publication, it is certainly a wonderful reference work, with helpful B&W illustrations, and forty genealogical tables that "explain the complex and often bizarre relationships between interlocking families of gods and men."
The entries are necessarily concise, but very readable and informative (no doubt, reliably so). In fact, just browsing the longer entries would be happily educative for anyone but the lifetime specialist, and surely an occasional refresher even for such. At the same time, a child with a good reading level might well find this to be a wonderful book; I know that my own conception of human possibilities expanded marvellously when, as a child, I found a similar work on a grandparent's bookshelf.
Shipping note: Sold by ThriftBooks-Phoenix, the item arrived well-packaged, as described, and on-time.



