The Myths of Greece & Rome - Brossura

Guerber, H. A.

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ISBN 10: 0486275841 ISBN 13: 9780486275840

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 1993

Riassunto

This generously illustrated book of classical myths has become a classic itself, long prized for its simple, graphic, accurate retelling of the principal myths of Greece and Rome, and for its commentary on their origins and significance. The myths, as H. A. Guerber observes in her preface, "have inspired so much of the best thought in English literature that a knowledge of them is often essential to the understanding of what we need."
But we have also come to love these stories of Pandora, of Echo and Narcissus, Orpheus and Eurydice, Jason, Hercules, Circe, Helen of Troy, and countless others for their own rich aesthetic qualities, and for their power to stir our imaginations. And today we are learning to look more closely at all mythologies for what they reveal to us of basic human nature and human aspiration.
Beginning with myths involving the gods — Jupiter, Juno, Minerva, Apollo, Diana, Venus, Mercury, Mars, and others — and ending with the adventures of Ulysses and Aeneas, this rich assembly offers hours of compelling reading and abundant insight into one of the fundamental mythologies underlying Western culture. Sixty-four illustrations by such masters as Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Rubens, Canova, and Bernini add further classic touches to this time-honored work, which also includes an invaluable genealogical table and a map showing the location of the myths.

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Contenuti

CHAP. I. THE BEGINNING II. JUPITER III. JUNO IV. MINERVA V. APOLLO VI. DIANA VII. VENUS VIII. MERCURY IX. MARS X. VULCAN XI. NEPTUNE XII. PLUTO XIII. BACCHUS XIV. CERES AND PROSERPINA XV. VESTA XVI. JANUS XVII. SOMNUS AND MORS XVIII. ÆOLUS XIX. HERCULES XX. PERSEUS XXI. THESEUS XXII. JASON XXIII. THE CALYDONIAN HUNT XXIV. ŒDIPUS XXV. BELLEROPHON XXVI. MINOR DIVINITIES XXVII. THE TROJAN WAR XXVIII. ADVENTURES OF ULYSSES XXIX. ADVENTURES OF ÆNEAS XXX. ANALYSIS OF MYTHS GENEALOGICAL TABLE MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF MYTHS INDEX TO POETICAL QUOTATIONS GLOSSARY AND INDEX

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Book by Guerber H A

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0486275841
• ISBN 13: 9780486275840
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 394
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Soc. Agr. La Raia Ss; http://www.la-raia.it; ; Strada Monterotondo, 79; Novi Ligure; 15067; Italia