Classical Mythology: International 8th Edition - Softcover

Morford, Mark; Lenardon, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195391098 ISBN 13: 9780195391091

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2009

Synopsis

Robert J. Lenardon's and Mark P.O. Morford's Classical Mythology, International Eighth edition continues to build on the text's best-selling tradition by providing students with the most comprehensive survey of classical mythology available within one volume. Its lucid and engaging writing style provides scholarly background information on the myths while also supplying interpretive material for discussion. The authors have included evidence from art and archeology to provide historical and cultural context for the myths, as well as examining the enduring influence of classical mythology in the fields of art, literature, music, dance, and film. The text contains a wide array of faithfully translated excerpts from Greek and Latin sources, including Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Herodotus, Plato, Ovid, Vergil, Statius, and Seneca. . This new edition has been thoroughly revised with an eye to accessibility and updated to reflect recent scholarship. The authors have added a new chapter on Ovid (Chapter 25) and his treatment of classical mythology. For the first time, line numbering has been included for easy reference.

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About the Author

Mark Morford is Professor of Classics Emeritus at the University of Virginia Robert Lenardon is Professor of Classics Emeritus at The Ohio State University Michael Sham is Associate Professor of Classics at Siena College

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195391098
• ISBN 13: 9780195391091
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 874