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.
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ISBN | 9780872208209 |
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Sprache | eng |
Cover | Kartonierter Einband (Kt) |
Verlag | Hackett Publishing Co, Inc |
Jahr | 20070315 |
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