Mythology (Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Edith Hamilton
- First Published: 1942
- Type of Work: Literary criticism
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction
- Subjects: Culture, Mythology or myths, Literature, Poetry or poets, Legends, Folklore, Gods or goddesses, Oral history, Greek or Roman times
Form and Content
In 1958, when Edith Hamilton was ninety-one years old, Life magazine declared her to be the world’s “greatest living woman classicist.” One of the reasons for this extraordinary tribute was Hamilton’s publication, more than fifteen years earlier, of Mythology, a popular account of Greek, Roman, and Norse legends. Unlike many handbooks of classical mythology, Hamilton’s work was intended for the general reader rather than for specialists in the field. Mythology contains no footnotes and extremely little commentary, in accordance...
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