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Title: Classical Mythology by Mark P. O. Morford, Robert J. Lenardon ISBN: 0-19-515344-8 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $64.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent overview of everything with Classical Mythology
Comment: This was a textbook assigned to me in my Classical Mythology course in college. I very much enjoyed working my way through it. It talked about everything in extensive detail and is pretty much what you'd expect of a textbook on Classical Mythology. Rather, I would like to explain why it didn't get five stars. When the authors quote the translations they did of classical works like the Homeric Poems or Greek tragedies, they certainly took poetic license with some of the lines. It was a very mediocre job of translation and you can see a few lines of modern day slang thrown in here and there (ex. "decked out like a corpse"). Decked out? This isn't 2003, this is thousands of years ago for goodness sakes. The other problem is that every once in a while, the authors will slip in their opinions of Christianity and how it is rediculous, though they don't say that in so many words. This is a book about a dead religion, it is NOT about the origins of Christianity and I wish the authors would have remembered that. The comments that they make at the end of certain chapters can be very offensive to the religious Christian. If you can look past these flaws it is certainly a good overview of everything Classical Mythology.
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent resource
Comment: I have quite a bit of experience in the study of Classical civilization, and I have yet to find a better source for information on Greek and Roman mythology. I think this book is a necessity for anyone wishing to learn more about ancient religion or to anyone who needs a reliable reference for this subject.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great introduction to the topic
Comment: Everyone should own a copy of this book. It is the best sophisitcated introduction to classical mythology that is out there, and is filled with useful illustrations.
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Title: A Companion to Classical Mythology by Robert J Lenardon, Mark P. O. Morford, Michael Sham ISBN: 0195147251 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Metamorphoses (Oxford World's Classics) by Ovid, A. D. Melville, E. J. Kenney ISBN: 019283472X Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Dictionary of Classical Mythology by John Edward Zimmerman ISBN: 0553257765 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1983 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Atlas of the Greek World (Cultural Atlas of) by Peter Levi ISBN: 0871964481 Publisher: Facts on File Pub. Date: 01 February, 1981 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Hesiod: Theogony, Works and Days, Shield by Apostolos N. Athanassakis, Hesiod ISBN: 0801829992 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 1984 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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