A Book of Myths - Softcover

Lang, Jean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 153096833X ISBN 13: 9781530968336

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

First published in 1914, Jean Lang’s A Book of Myths is a foundational work of modern anthropology covering in breathless style a pantheon of Western mythological figures, ranging from ancient Greece to medieval Scandinavia. In a relaxed, easily readable style, Lang re-tells the big familiar stories and several lesser-known ones.

A look at the diverse chapter heading reveals the breadth of subjects covered:

Prometheus and Pandora, Pygmalion, Phaeton, Endymion, Orpheus, Apollo and Daphne, Psyche, The Calydonian Hunt, Atalanta, Arachne, Idas and Marpessa, Arethusa, Perseus the Hero, Niobe, Hyacinthus, King Midas of the Golden Touch, Ceyx and Halcyone, Aristaeus the Bee-keeper, Proserpine, Latona and the Rustics, Echo and Narcissus, Icarus, Clytie, The Cranes of Ibycus, Syrinx, The death of Adonis, Pan, Lorelei, Freya, Queen of the Northern Gods, The Death of Baldur, Beowulf, Roland the Paladin, The Children of lîr, Deirdrê.

About this title

About the Author:

Jean Lang (1867–1932) is the author of A Book of Myths.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 153096833X
• ISBN 13: 9781530968336
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 206