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245 10 a| Classical myth :b| an introduction /c| Barry B. Powell.;

250 a| Second edition.;

264 1 a| Ann Arbor :b| University of Michigan Press,c| 2024.;

300 a| xii, 261 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 23 cm;

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500 a| First edition 2001.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

520 3 a| Myths are not just the stories from the ancient Greeks and Romans--they represent deep truths from the essential concerns people face in their lives. Readers may already have heard of the Trojan Horse or how Oedipus married his own mother, but why have these stories lingered? In Classical Myth: An Introduction, Barry B. Powell provides the historical and theoretical background necessary for us to understand not only the concept of what a myth is, but the cultural context of how it emerged, and the different approaches to interpreting myth that were put forward by ancient theorists and their more recent successors. Then he helps readers to understand classical myth as it is found in its primary sources: the works of Homer and Hesiod, and the Greek tragedians and historians, Ovid and Vergil. By examining a number of prominent themes in classical myth, this textbook explores the relationship between myth and art, politics, society, and history of the ancient world. This completely revised second edition features new illustrations and will help readers who want to understand myths or study their original sources.;

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Classical myth : an introduction / Barry B. Powell.

Author/creator	Powell, Barry B. author.
Format	Book
Edition	Second edition.
Publication	Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2024.
Copyright Date	©2024
Description	xii, 261 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subjects	Mythology, Classical.

Summary	Myths are not just the stories from the ancient Greeks and Romans--they represent deep truths from the essential concerns people face in their lives. Readers may already have heard of the Trojan Horse or how Oedipus married his own mother, but why have these stories lingered? In Classical Myth: An Introduction, Barry B. Powell provides the historical and theoretical background necessary for us to understand not only the concept of what a myth is, but the cultural context of how it emerged, and the different approaches to interpreting myth that were put forward by ancient theorists and their more recent successors. Then he helps readers to understand classical myth as it is found in its primary sources: the works of Homer and Hesiod, and the Greek tragedians and historians, Ovid and Vergil. By examining a number of prominent themes in classical myth, this textbook explores the relationship between myth and art, politics, society, and history of the ancient world. This completely revised second edition features new illustrations and will help readers who want to understand myths or study their original sources.
General note	First edition 2001.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	9780472039722
ISBN	0472039725 paperback

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