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Like Star Wars or The Lord of the Rings or the fictional Old West or feudal Japan in samurai films, classical mythology consists not only of a corpus of stories but also of a world, one with a geography and a history as well as relationships and rules and narrative conventions. Whereas most works on classical mythology focus their attention on the stories, neglecting the world in which they are situated, the present book explores both elements in an effort to give each its due. The result is a sort of ethnography of the imaginary.
From stories of resurrected mummies and thousand-year-old curses to powerful pharaohs and the coveted treasures of the Great Pyramids, ancient Egypt has had an unfaltering grip on the modern imagination. Now, in Egyptian Mythology, Geraldine Pinch offers a comprehensive introduction that untangles the mystery of Egyptian Myth.
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The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background.
In CliffsNotes on Mythology, you'll review the myths from seven different cultures and gain an overview of the stories that people have lived by from ancient times to the present. The gods and their stories depict life's lessons and personal relationships and present a moral code of human conduct. These stories are also a map to understanding history.
The Everything Classical
Mythology Book is an entertaining and educational guide that explains all of
the great myths and explores how they have influenced language, art, music,
psychology, and even today’s popular culture. The book tells the fascinating
stories of the gods’ rise to power on Mount Olympus and of their frequent
clashes with larger-than-life heroes.
This "Everything" guide is a good book for younger readers and those
who are only starting to get into mythology. Rounded out with a helpful
glossary, an index of characters, and numerous reading resources, this
action-packed new addition to the Everything series brings the stories of
classical mythology to life!
Pierre Grimal , Stephen Kershaw , A. R. Maxwell-Hyslop, "A Concise Dictionary of Classical Mythology"
This volume, following closely on the heels of its progenitor, Grimal's Dictionary of Classical Mythology ( LJ 2/1/86), remains a great reference tool. Entries are shortened by concentrating on the principal version of the myth and omitting minor variants. The publisher's note states that the price of the Dictionary "tended to put it beyond the reach of the lay-reader," and indeed the earlier Dictionary , currently selling at $54.95, is more expensive. This volume will suffice for most libraries.
