The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology

Pierre Grimal, Stephen Kershaw, A Maxwell-Hyslop

ISBN 10: 0140512357 / ISBN 13: 9780140512359

Editore: Penguin Books Ltd, GB, 1991

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This concise, abridged edition of Pierre Grimal's celebrated DICTIONARY OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY brilliantly distils and captures the essence of Greek and Roman mythology. It is the ideal reference tool for anyone with an interest in the Classics or those seeking to explore the many allusions to its mythology that abound in later literature.

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• Titolo: The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology
• Editore: Penguin Books Ltd, GB
• Data di pubblicazione: 1991
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0140512357
• ISBN 13: 9780140512359
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Peso: 348 grammi

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Riassunto

Questa concisa edizione abbreviata del celebre DICTIONARY OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY di Pierre Grimal distilla e cattura brillantemente l'essenza della mitologia greca e romana. È lo strumento di riferimento ideale per chiunque abbia un interesse per i classici o per coloro che cercano di esplorare le numerose allusioni alla sua mitologia che abbondano nella letteratura successiva.

Informazioni sull?autore

Pierre Grimal (1912–1996) was born in Paris and was a professor at the Faculté des lettres at the Sorbonne until 1982. Grimal was the author of many works that studied ancient Greece and Rome, including The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology, which Library Journal called "invaluable and sorely needed."

Steve Kershaw, editor of The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology, has been interested in the world of the ancient Romans and Greeks since primary school. He earned his PhD at Bristol University under the supervision of Professor Richard Buxton, one of the world's leading scholars on Greek mythology. Professor Kershaw currently teaches at the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education.

A. R. Maxwell-Hyslop is a translator known for the translation of Pierre Grimal’s The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology. The Times Literary Supplement called the book "a work at once authoritative and complete with an impressive standard of accuracy."