Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition

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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-color art, making it a true collector's item. Her father began teaching her Latin when she was seven years old and soon added Greek, French, and German to her curriculum. 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.

Since its original publication by Little, Brown and Company in 1942, Edith Hamilton’s Mythology has sold millions of copies throughout the word and established itself as a perennial bestseller. Concerning how you approach it, is up to you but I will say this will be a valuable novel before heading towards Homer’s work. Registered office address: Unit 34 Vulcan House Business Centre, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EF. It's adequate, but never more than that - it never takes off, even in those obvious places where you think it must. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.The world-renowned classic that has enthralled and delighted millions of readers with its timeless tales of gods and heroes. Goodreads is not really set up to handle comparative reviews smoothly, so the discussion is split across the six book reviews. It is precisely the original stories I want to be told about or at least I want a thorough comparison! Vívida nas descrições que faz, deixa perpassar a paixão que sente em cada linha que escreve, tormando a leitura dos seus livros dinâmica e entusiasmante.

You end up second-guessing yourself - maybe the classic status is causing you to be unduly deferential. 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. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. 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!The majority of Hera’s misdeeds are a result of the fact that Zeus can’t keep his Jörmungandr in his pants (Yes, we’re mixing mythologies, just roll with it). May I dream a most splendid dream in which my lips meet those of the blessed Aphrodite herself, only to awaken and find, in horror, that I am merely tongue-wrestling the three heads of Cerberus! I mean this in the sense that whatever your subjective idea of beauty is, that is the form in which the Gods should appear to you.

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One that stood out was the Wine God, Dionysus, and his Bacchantes/Maenads (Wine-maddened/berserker women). I like how Edith Hamilton represents the gods, she’s clearly not a fan of most of them, also her explanation of the Eleusinian Mysteries is the clearest I have come across so far. It has been reissued since then by several publishers, including its 75th anniversary illustrated edition. Her celebrated and bestselling books include Mythology, The Greek Way, The Roman Way, and The Echo of Greece. I was enjoying this so much that sometimes I wished more was explained on why different versions of the same myth exist, but liked how Edith Hamilton is not shy of making it clear which versions she prefers.