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Total pages original book: 880
Includes a PDF summary of 78 pages
Duration of the summary (audio): 57M (15.6 MB)
Description or summary of the audiobook: Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, Classical Mythology, International Tenth Edition, is the most comprehensive survey of classical mythology available. Featuring the authors' clear and extensive translations of original sources, it brings to life the myths and legends of Greece and Rome in a lucid and engaging style. The text contains a wide variety of faithfully translated passages from Greek and Latin sources, including Homer, Hesiod, allthe Homeric Hymns, Pindar, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Herodotus, Plato, Lucian, Lucretius, Vergil, Ovid, and Seneca. Acclaimed authors Mark P.O. Morford and Robert J. Lenardon- joined by new coauthor Michael Sham-incorporates a dynamic combination of poetic narratives and enlightening commentary to make the myths come alive for students. Offering historical and cultural background on the myths (including evidence from art and archaeology) they also provide ample interpretive material and examine the enduring survival of classical mythology and its influence in the fields of art, literature, music, dance,and film.
Other categories, genre or collection: Sociology: Customs & Traditions, Ancient History: To C 500 CE, Ancient Religions & Mythologies, History Of Religion, Folklore, Myths & Legends, Literary Studies: Classical, Early & Medieval, Religious Groups: Social & Cultural Aspects