Description
| Product ID: | 9780872208209 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Hackett Classics |
| Title: | Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae |
| Subtitle: | Two Handbooks of Greek Mythology |
| Authors: | Author: R. Scott Smith, Stephen M. Trzaskoma |
| Page Count: | 328 |
| Subjects: | Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Indigenous religions, spiritual beliefs and mythologies of the Americas, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Ancient religions & mythologies, Folklore, myths & legends, Ancient Greece, Ancient (Classical) Greek |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Contains the English translations of Apollodorus' "Library" and Hyginus' "Fabulae" - the two important surviving 'handbooks' of classical mythography. This work discusses the issues of authorship, aim, and influence. It also includes an index of people and geographic locations, and an index of authors and works cited by the mythographers. 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 two''s 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Hackett Publishing Co, Inc |
| Publisher Name: | Hackett Publishing Co, Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2007-03-15 |
