Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae : Two Handbooks of Greek Mythology (9780872208209)

By offering, for the first time in a single edition, complete English translations of Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae --the two most important surviving "handbooks" of classical mythography--this volume enables readers to compare the two's versions of the most important Greek and Roman myths. A General Introduction sets the Library and Fabulae into the wider context of ancient mythography; introductions to each text discuss in greater detail issues of authorship, aim, and influence. A general index, an index of people and geographic locations, and an index of authors and works cited by the mythographers are also included.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 328 pages
• Dimensions 229 x 565 x 153mm | 454g
• Publication date 15 Mar 2007
• Publisher Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
• Publication City/Country Cambridge, MA, United States
• Language English
• Illustrations note maps, geneal. tables
• ISBN10 0872208206
• ISBN13 9780872208209
• Bestsellers rank 75,523

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