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Classical Myth, Global Edition Paperback – 20 January 2015

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For courses in Classical Mythology in Classics, English, or other departments.

 

Comprehensive and scholarly, this well-designed and class-tested text presents Greek and Roman myths in a lively and easy-to-read manner. It features fresh translations, numerous illustrations (ancient and modern) of classical myths and legends, and commentary that emphasises the anthropological, historical, religious, sociological, and economic contexts in which the myths were told.  It also provides a cultural context so that students can see how mythology has influenced the world and how it continues to influence society today.

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    17.9 x 2.4 x 23.1 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1292066148
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New and improved translations and reorganized myths
  • Refined and simplified explanatory text
  • Improved index and updated bibliography
  • Numerous pictures replaced with superior or different ones, giving the book a different look.
  • In response to reviews, two new maps, one of the procession to Eleusis and one of Athens.
  • Reduction of the Mesopotamian myth
  • List of Figures added to the Table of Contents
  • Addition of the myth of Callisto and inclusion of text both on Panathenaea and on Adonia and Delos, in response to reviewer suggestions

About the Author

Barry B. Powell, after graduation from Berkeley and Harvard, taught at Northern Arizona University, then took a job at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he taught for 34 years. He is a master of many languages, both ancient and modern, and for many years taught Egyptian philology and culture at Wisconsin, in addition to courses in Classics. His book Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet, which advanced the thesis that one man invented the Greek alphabet in order to record the poet Homer, has become a classic and changed the way we think about the origins of Western Culture. He has written many other books, including two novels and a book of poetry. His book Classical Myth, is the best-selling book on the topic, and is now in its eighth edition. His book Homer is the best-selling study of this author. The Greeks: History, Culture, and Society (second edition, with Ian Morris) is widely used in college classrooms. He is currently preparing a translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he and his wife Patricia enjoy the company of their children and grandchildren.  

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pearson; 8th edition (20 January 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 760 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1292066148
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1292066141
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.9 x 2.4 x 23.1 cm
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Barry B. Powell was born in Sacramento, CA, in 1942. He studied at Berkeley and Harvard and taught for 34 years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is Bascom-Halls Professor of Classics Emeritus. He is celebrated for his argument tying the creation of the Greek alphabet to the recording of the Homeric Poems, but is also well known for his textbooks on Greek myth and Greek history and his work on the history of writing. He has published translations of the ILIAD, the ODYSSEY, the AENEID, and the poems of HESIOD. He has published original poetry, many fictional works, including an academic mystery A LAND OF SLAVES, a memoir RAMSES REBORN, and the illustrated TALES OF THE TROJAN WAR.

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It is an excellent book. There are detailed descriptions of myths, very good illustrations and explanations of the mythical content that is reflected in other cultures. I used it to great advantage in my university studies.
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