Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition - Softcover

Hamilton, Edith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316223336 ISBN 13: 9780316223331

Publisher: Back Bay, 2013

Synopsis

Edith Hamilton's MYTHOLOGY succeeds like no other book in bringing to life for the modern reader the Greek, Roman, and Norse myths that are the keystone of Western culture-the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from antiquity to the present. We meet the Greek gods on Olympus and Norse gods in Valhalla. We follow the drama of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus. We hear the tales of Jason and the Golden Fleece, Cupid and Psyche, and might King Midas. We discover the origins of the names of the constellations. And we recognize reference points for countless works of art, literature, and cultural inquiry-from Freud's Oedipus complex to Wagner's Ring Cycle of operas to Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra. Praised throughout the world for its authority and lucidity, MYTHOLOGY is Edith Hamilton's masterpiece-the standard by which all other books on mythology are measured.

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Review:

"Edith Hamilton retells the Greek, Roman, and Norse myths with a sure taste and scholarship that help to restore their quality as perennial and refreshing fables about human nature, including our own."--The New Yorker

"No one in modern times has shown us more vividly than Edith Hamilton 'the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome.' Filtering the golden essence from the mass of classical literature, she proved how applicable to our daily lives are the humor and wisdom of more than 2,000 years ago."--New York Times

Book Description:

A new edition of the world-renowned classic that has enthralled and delighted millions of readers with its timeless tales of gods and heroes.

About this edition

• Publisher: Back Bay
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0316223336
• ISBN 13: 9780316223331
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512
• Illustrator: Tierney Jim