The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology (Penguin Dictionary)

Pierre Grimal

ISBN 10: 0140512357 / ISBN 13: 9780140512359

Verlag: Penguin, 1992

Beschreibung

1991. Revised ed. paperback. Distills and captures the essence of Greek and Roman mythology. This dictionary is suitable for those with an interest in the Classics or those seeking to explore the many allusions to its mythology that abound in literature. Num Pages: 480 pages, genealogical tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; GBC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 350. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9780140512359

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology (Penguin Dictionary)
• Verlag: Penguin
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1992
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0140512357
• ISBN-13: 9780140512359
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe

An outstanding distillation of Grimal's classic reference, this extensively cross-referenced work offers clear and concise entries that capture the essence of Greek and Roman mythology.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Pierre Grimal (1912–1996) was born in Paris and was a professor at the Faculté des lettres at the Sorbonne until 1982. Grimal was the author of many works that studied ancient Greece and Rome, including The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology, which Library Journal called "invaluable and sorely needed."

Steve Kershaw, editor of The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology, has been interested in the world of the ancient Romans and Greeks since primary school. He earned his PhD at Bristol University under the supervision of Professor Richard Buxton, one of the world's leading scholars on Greek mythology. Professor Kershaw currently teaches at the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education.

A. R. Maxwell-Hyslop is a translator known for the translation of Pierre Grimal’s The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology. The Times Literary Supplement called the book "a work at once authoritative and complete with an impressive standard of accuracy."