An edition of Mythology (1940)

Mythology

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An edition of Mythology (1940)

Mythology

41st printing
  • 4.17 ·
  • 18 Ratings
  • 425 Want to read
  • 26 Currently reading
  • 28 Have read

There has long been a need for the stories of ancient mythology written to appeal to the twentieth-century mind. Edith Hamilton's orderly and lucid presentation of Greek, Roman and Norse mythology promises the casual reader and the avid student a sound, modern and adult key to the foundation stones of world literature. Her years of study of classical literature have already produced notable books and the charm of her writing is well established by THE GREEK WAY and THE ROMAN WAY. She has not been content to be merely a reteller of tales. She has blended and organized the sometimes conflicting myths of the early storytellers, molding them with vivid clarity.
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English
Pages
497

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Cover of: La Mythologie
La Mythologie: Ses dieu, ses héros, ses légendes
May 31, 2003, Marabout
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Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
1999 08, Warner Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - Warner Books Edition, First United States Paperback Printing (5)
Cover of: La mythologie
La mythologie: ses dieux, ses heros, ses legendes
1995 01, Marabout
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Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
1989 03, Meridian
Paperback in English - First Meridian Printing (13)
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Mythology
1969, Mentor
Mass Market Paperback in English - Authorized reprint (78)
Cover of: Mythology
Mythology
1969, New American Library
Mass Market Paperback in English
Cover of: Mythology
Mythology
1961 01, New American Library
Mass Market Paperback in English - 14th printing
Cover of: Mythology
Mythology
1942, Little, Brown and Company
Hardcover in English - 31st printing
Cover of: Mythology
Mythology
1942, Little, Brown and Company
in English - 41st printing
Cover of: Mythology
Mythology: timeless tales of Gods and heroes
1942, Penguin Group
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Boston, USA

Edition Notes

Originally published: Boston : Little, Brown, and Co., 1942.
Includes index.

Copyright Date
1942

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
292.1/3
Library of Congress
BL311 .H345 1998, BL310 .H3 1942, J292 H

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 497 p. :
Number of pages
497

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL392509M
Internet Archive
mythologytimeles00hami_1
ISBN 10
0316341142
ISBN 13
9780316341141
LCCN
98067177, 42012948
Alibris ID
9780316341141
Google
zTGKmQEACAAJ
Amazon ID (ASIN)
0316341142
Library Thing
2296662
Goodreads
836577

Work Description

There has long been a need for the stories of ancient mythology written to appeal to the twentieth-century mind. Edith Hamilton's orderly and lucid presentation of Greek, Roman and Norse mythology promises the casual reader and the avid student a sound, modern and adult key to the foundation stones of world literature. Her years of study of classical literature have already produced notable books and the charm of her writing is well established by THE GREEK WAY and THE ROMAN WAY. She has not been content to be merely a reteller of tales. She has blended and organized the sometimes conflicting myths of the early storytellers, molding them with vivid clarity.

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Greek and Roman mythology is quite generally suposed to show us the way the human reace thought and felt untold ages ago.
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