Aug 30, 2008

Mythology | Mythology

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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

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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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Mythology | Mythology

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