A Comprehensive Dictionary of Gods, Goddesses, Demigods, and Other Subjects in Greek and Roman Mythology - Softcover

Glick, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0773408142 ISBN 13: 9780773408142

Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

A library information specialist, Glick identifies figures and other aspects of classical mythology, the articles ranging from a substantial paragraph through a short phrase to a mere cross-reference to a better known name. Even the shortest, however, include two guides to pronunciation. That feature and its succinctness compared to standard mythol

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Review

"....[This dictionary] can fill a vital role. Slim as a primer, and crisply written, its pages contain all the insights into our earliest age that any previous publication has offered. It belongs on the desk of the general reader." - Paul Berry, author of The Christian Inscription at Pompeii (Mellen, 1995) and the translator of Mela's Geography/De Situ Orbis, AD 43 (Mellen, 1997). "....[This dictionary] can fill a vital role. Slim as a primer, and crisply written, its pages contain all the insights into our earliest age that any previous publication has offered It belongs on the desk of the general reader." - Paul Berry, author of The Christian Inscription at Pompeii (Mellen, 1995) and the translator of Mela's Geography/De Situ Orbis, AD 43 (Mellen, 1997)."

About the Author

Andrew S. Glick has a Masters Degree in Library Science from Columbia University and a doctors degree in Library Science from the University of Chicago. His major employment has been as an information specialist in libraries emphasizing technical engineering, medical, aerospace, and government institutions catering to the general public and researchers in preparing reports, research papers, and general dissertations in the pertinent literature.

Edition details

• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0773408142
• ISBN 13: 9780773408142
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 150