It is precisely the original stories I want to be told about or at least I want a thorough comparison! You’ll walk away from reading Hamilton’s ‘Mythology’ with a stronger appreciation for the term ‘Greek Tragedy’.

Bought for a present for my son who is really into Greek Mythology at the moment and, though perhaps aimed at older people than he, I'm sure that he will love the look of and information within this book! But before I let it go, I picked up Hamilton's book, and checked out the index entries for Eumenides (248) and Furies (see Erinyes) - so to Erinyes, where among other entries was (Orestes pursued by, 246-248) - which closed the circle. Seria apenas em 1923, após se retirar do cargo de diretora da Bryn Mawr School, e desafiada a escrever sobre os seus adorados clássicos, que Hamilton viria a ser reconhecida como uma das grandes classicistas.Since its original publication by Little, Brown and Company in 1942, Edith Hamilton's Mythology has sold millions of copies throughout the world and established itself as a perennial bestseller in its various available formats: hardcover, trade paperback, mass market paperback, and e-book. The world-renowned classic that has enthralled and delighted millions of readers with its timeless tales of gods and heroes. I based the comparative evaluation on three main general criteria - readability, accuracy, and scope (breadth and depth of coverage); I also looked at how each book handled two particular examples -- the life of Hercules and the story of Philomela and Procne. Edith Hamilton's Mythology succeeds like no other book in bringing to life for the modern reader the Greek, Roman, and Norse myths that are the keystone of Western culture--the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from antiquity to the present. The first is that Hamilton’s bias towards particular poets comes through too strongly at times and she can be quite opinionated.

Niobe, daughter of Tantalus, disrespected the Goddess Leto by exclaiming to the people that they should worship and burn incense to her and not to the Goddess.This is one only two such books I still have, 15 years out of high school: this and Strunk and White.

Pindar in the early fifth century tells the tale about the feast Tantalus made the gods and protests that it is not true. The Roman versions are only mentioned, because the Romans stole their myths wholesale from the Greeks. Sometimes she berates the lesser attempts and I appreciated the balance, especially since she explains her critique. Since then, I’ve discovered that his thinking is not always well regarded, I don’t know enough to comment on this, but from the point of view of style I found this book by Edith Hamilton to speak plainly where I found it easier to follow the stories (as I was not continually left to connect the loose pieces or go back and connect it to another story_. This deluxe, hardcover edition is fully-illustrated throughout with all-new, specially commissioned art, making it a true collector’s item.It is frequently used in high schools and colleges as an introductory text to ancient mythology and belief. Hamilton's education continued at Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut and at Bryn Mawr College near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from which she graduated in 1894 with an M. This 75th anniversary edition of a classic bestseller is stunningly illustrated and designed to enchant fans of Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology at all ages. All of our books are 100% brand new, unread and purchased directly from the publishers in bulk allowing us to pass the huge savings on to you!

Bulfinch's cuts and changes to myths which accounts for the low rating (if there was a half-star rating system here, it would get more than Bulfinch's Mythology but as it is . This exciting new deluxe, large-format hardcover edition, published in celebration of the book’s 75th anniversary, will be beautifully packages and fully-illustrated throughout with all-new, specially commissioned four-colour art, making it a true collector’s item. There was this one guy, whose name I'm forgetting at the moment, whom you can tell she just despised, but was too polite to say. Cada historia y mito recolectado está cuidado al más mínimo detalle, con unas preciosas ilustraciones a todo color y una estética muy atrayente para el lector. It does everything it intends, being the perfect primer, before delving into the primary text of Greek Mythology.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. p>Sign up to the Little, Brown newsletter for news of upcoming publications, competitions and updates from our authors. Primeiro pensei lê-lo como preparação para o curso, depois imaginei que lhe daria uso obrigatório na licenciatura, e a dada altura percebi que, até aos dias de hoje, nunca terminei um livro que fosse forçada a ler. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes is a book written by Edith Hamilton, published in 1942 by Little, Brown and Company. There is a lot of information which I preferred to read a little at a time which took almost a year to finish.