The Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths
The Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths
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The first anthology to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories - from myths and fairy tales to jokes
Captured centaurs and satyrs, incompetent seers, people who suddenly change sex, a woman who remembers too much, a man who cannot laugh - these are just some of the colourful characters who feature in the unforgettable stories that ancient Greeks and Romans told in their daily lives. Together they created an incredibly rich body of popular oral stories that include, but range well beyond, mythology - from heroic legends, fairy tales, and fables to ghost stories, urban legends, and jokes. This unique anthology presents the largest collection of these tales ever assembled.
Featuring nearly four hundred stories in authoritative and highly readable translations, this is the first book to offer a representative selection of the entire range of traditional classical storytelling. Complete with beautiful illustrations, this one-of-a-kind anthology will delight general readers as well as students of classics, fairy tales, and folklore.
'Enchanting.' - Victoria Rimell, Times Literary Supplement
'An extraordinarily entertaining bedside book.' - Michael Dirda, Washington Post
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BOOK DETAILS
BOOK DETAILS
Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN: 9780691195926
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Number of pages: 584
Width (mm): 140
Height (mm): 216
Depth (mm):
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