A Short Guide to Classical Mythology - Softcover

Gordon MacDonald Kirkwood

Softcover

ISBN 10: 086516309X ISBN 13: 9780865163096

Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 1995

Synopsis

A Short Guide to Classical Mythology is a concise, user-friendly, quick reference for general readers, students and teachers. Kirkwood's treatment of the characters, settings and stories of ancient mythology emphasizes their importance in Western literature. The entries are ordered alphabetically, vary in length according to their significance and include bold and italic typefaces to draw the reader's attention to important terms and cross references.

Kirkwood's text provides a user-friendly, quick reference guide for teachers, students, and general readers. It is an excellent, interdisciplinary resource beneficial in the study of classics, literature, and history.

Special Features

* Complete reference list with pronunciations
* Variable entry lengths
* Principal stories of classical mythology
* Emphasis on literary importance of Greek myths
* References to English and European literature

Also available:

Classical Mythology & More: A Reader Workbook - ISBN 0865165734
Greek and Latin in English Today - ISBN 0865162417

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About this title

From the Publisher:

Kirkwood's A Short Guide to Classical Mythology is an excellent interdisciplinary resource for the study of literature, classics, history, and comparative religions. This corrected reprint of the 1959 Holt, Rinehart and Winston edition is an attractive, affordable and portable edition. It includes: - A Foreword on How to Read This Book - A Complete reference list with pronunciation key and variable length entries according to literary importance of the Greek myths - References to English and European literature - Bibliographic references

From the Author:

A short book that tries to cover as much ground as this one must be compressed. It is hoped that by having many short entries, with a few long and comprehensive entries, two aims will be served: to provide a reasonably complete reference list for the student of literature, and to convey the principal stories of classical mythology in a way that does not wholly rob them of their quality as stories. From the Author's Foreward.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 086516309X
• ISBN 13: 9780865163096
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 109