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Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths
Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths
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The first anthology to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories, from myths and fairy tales to jokes and ghost stories. It includes nearly four hundred stories in authoritative and highly readable translations, with beautiful illustrations. This one-of-a-kind anthology will delight general readers and students of classics, fairy tales, and folklore.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 584 pages
Publication date: 29 October 2019
Publisher: Princeton University Press
The first anthology to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories—from myths and fairy tales to jokes
Captured centaurs and satyrs,incompetent seers,people who suddenly change sex,a woman who remembers too much,a man who cannot laugh—these are just some of the colorful characters who feature in the unforgettable stories that ancient Greeks and Romans told in their daily lives. Together they created an incredibly rich body of popular oral stories that include,but range well beyond,mythology—from heroic legends,fairy tales,and fables to ghost stories,urban legends,and jokes. This unique anthology presents the largest collection of these tales ever assembled. Featuring nearly four hundred stories in authoritative and highly readable translations,this is the first book to offer a representative selection of the entire range of traditional classical storytelling. Complete with beautiful illustrations,this one-of-a-kind anthology will delight general readers as well as students of classics,fairy tales,and folklore.
The first anthology to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories—from myths and fairy tales to jokes
Captured centaurs and satyrs,incompetent seers,people who suddenly change sex,a woman who remembers too much,a man who cannot laugh—these are just some of the colorful characters who feature in the unforgettable stories that ancient Greeks and Romans told in their daily lives.
Together they created an incredibly rich body of popular oral stories that include,but range well beyond,mythology—from heroic legends,fairy tales,and fables to ghost stories,urban legends,and jokes.
This unique anthology presents the largest collection of these tales ever assembled.
Featuring nearly four hundred stories in authoritative and highly readable translations,this is the first book to offer a representative selection of the entire range of traditional classical storytelling.
Complete with beautiful illustrations,this one-of-a-kind anthology will delight general readers as well as students of classics,fairy tales,and folklore.
Weight: 534g
Dimension: 141 x 216 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780691195926
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