By offering, for the first time in a single edition, complete English translations of Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae--the two most important surviving "handbooks" of classical mythography--this volume enables readers to compare the two's versions of the most important Greek and Roman myths. A General Introduction sets the Library and Fabulae into the wider context of ancient mythography; introductions to each text discuss in greater detail issues of authorship, aim, and influence. A general index, an index of people and geographic locations, and an index of authors and works cited by the mythographers are also included.
By offering, for the first time in a single edition, complete English translations of Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae--the two most important surviving "handbooks" of classical mythography--this volume enables readers to compare the two's versions of the most important Greek and Roman myths. A General Introduction sets the Library and Fabulae into the wider context of ancient mythography; introductions to each text discuss in greater detail issues of authorship, aim, and influence. A general index, an index of people and geographic locations, and an index of authors and works cited by the mythographers are also included.

Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae: Two Handbooks of Greek Mythology
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Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae: Two Handbooks of Greek Mythology
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ISBN-13: | 9781603848664 |
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Publisher: | Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. |
Publication date: | 03/15/2007 |
Series: | Hackett Classics |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 328 |
File size: | 4 MB |