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Classical Myth: International Edition de Barry B. Powell

Classical Myth: International Edition

Autor Barry B. Powell
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 noi 2008
Comprehensive and scholarly, this well-designed text presents Greek and Roman myths in a lively and easy-to-read manner.  The material has been rearranged to make it easier to find and the new edition has been streamlined.   It features fresh translations, numerous illustrations (ancient and modern) of classical myths and legends, and commentary that emphasizes the anthropological, historical, religious, sociological, and economic contexts in which the myths were told.  It also provides a cultural context so that readers can see how mythology has influenced the world and how it continues to influence society today.  
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ISBN-13: 9780132461856
ISBN-10: 0132461854
Pagini: 704
Dimensiuni: 178 x 235 mm
Greutate: 1.04 kg
Ediția:6Nouă
Editura: Pearson Education
Colecția Pearson Education
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States

Cuprins

CONTENTS
 
Preface
 
Part I  Definitions and Background
1.       The Nature of Myth
2.       The Cultural Context of Classical Myth
3.       The Development of Classical Myth
 
Part II  Divine Myth
4.       Myths of Creation: The Rise of Zeus
5.       Myths of Creation:The Origins of Mortals
6.       Myths of the Olympians: Zeus, His Wife Hera, and His Brothers
7.       Myths of the Olympians: The Male Deities
8.       Myths of the Olympians: The Female Deities
9.       Myths of Fertility: Demeter
10.     Myths of Fertility: Dionysus
11.     Myths of Death: Encounters with the Underworld
 
Part III Legends
12.      Introduction to Heroic Myth
13.      Perseus and Myths of the Argive Plain
14.      Heracles
15.      Theseus and the Myths of Athens
16.      The Myths of Crete
17.      Oedipus and the Myths of Thebes
18.      Jason and the Myths of Iolcus and Calydon
19.      The Trojan War
20.      The Fall of Troy and its Aftermath
21.      The Return of Odysseus
 
Part IV Roman Myth
22.      Legends of Aeneas
23.      Legends of Early Rome
 
Part V Interpretation
24.      Theories of Myth Interpretation
 
List of Perspectives
1.1    The Brothers Grimm
4.1    Goya’s Saturn Devouring His Children
4.2    The Biblical Creation Story
5.1    Prometheus and the Romantics
6.1    The Loves of Zeusin European Art 
6.2    The Three Graces
7.1    Bernini’s Apollo and Daphnê
7.2    Pan and Pastoral Tradition
8.1    Venus: Images of Beautyin European Art  
9.1    Rossetti’s Proserpina Holding the Pomegranate
9.2    H.D.’s “Adonis”
10.1  Titian’s Bacchus and Ariadnê
10.2  Nietzsche’s The Birth of Tragedy
11.1  Michelangelo’s The Sibyl of Cumae
11.2  Dante’s Inferno
12.1  J.R.R. Tolkien’s Hero in The Lord of the Rings
13.1  Vasari’s Perseus and Andromeda
13.2  Classical Myth and the Stars
14.1  Daumier’s Hercules in the Augean Stables
15.1  Boccaccio’s Misfortunes of Famous Men
16.1  Picasso’s Minotauromachia
16.2  Brueghel’s The Fall of Icarus
17.1  Gustave Moreau’s Oedipus and the Sphinx
18.1  Seneca’s Medea
18.2  Delacroix’s Médée
19.1  Yeats’ “Leda and the Swan”
19.2  The Beauty of Helen
20.1  The Trojan War in European Art
20.2  Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida
21.1  Ulysses
21.2  The Legends of Odysseus in European Art  
21.3  Cavafy’s “Ithaca”
22.1  Aeneas, Augustus, and Mussolini
23.1  David’s Oath of the Horatii
23.2  The Lucretia of Rembrandt and Shakespeare
24.1  Apuleius’ Allegory of Cupid and Psychê
 
Maps
I.    The Ancient Mediterranean  (inside front cover)
II.   Southern and Central Greece
IV.  The Ancient Near East
V.   Ancient Italy
VI.  Imperial Rome
VII. Greece, the Aegean, and Western Asia Minor  (inside back cover)
 
 

Textul de pe ultima copertă

Classical Myth, 6e illuminates the cultural context of classical myth and explains Greek and Roman myths in a lively and engaging manner. This comprehensive text offers lively translations of the best ancient sources for classical myth, as well as many illustrations, both ancient and modern. Based on the latest scholarship, the text provides students with information on the influence of Near Eastern myth, as well as concise sidebar essays that chronicle the legacy of Greek and Roman stories up to the present day.
 
The sixth edition includes:
  • A streamlined textbook with a clearer presentation of the material.
  • An "Observations" section on archaeology and the mystery of the Trojan War.
  •  Two chapters on Rome to reflect new ideas and directions in today's scholarship.
  •  Perspectives on Tolkien, Atlantis, and Seamus Heaney.  
  • Enhanced focus on the physical setting for classical myth, with a city plan of ancient Rome.
  •  Several images of art and artifacts to illustrate the myths and legends.
  •  An easily navigable table of contents.
Accompanying this text is a Companion Website™ offering tools for instructors and students alike. Visit
http://www.pearsonhighered.com/powell6e  for updated links to a vast array of resources, an interactive study guide, self-scoring quizzes, and more.
 
PICK A PENGUIN! Longman is delighted to offer select Penguin titles to use in conjunction with this text at a discounted price. 

Caracteristici

HALLMARK FEATURES
  • “Perspective” boxes–Highlight the postclassical influence of classical myth. Emphasizes for students the continuing influence of classical myth in Western culture. Helps students see how stories and figures from classical myth were appropriated and interpreted at later stages of history.
  •  
  • These boxes provide students with cultural context for mythology. 
  • See page 324 on The Lord of the Rings
  • See Perspective 21.2: The Legends of Odysseus
 
  •  Ancient illustrations–Featured along with over 200 black and white pictures and over a dozen color modern representations. Shows students how artists have visualized mythological issues and events.
 
  • A section at the end of each chapter–Gives specific ancient sources for classical myth, in addition to those that appear earlier in the chapter.
     
    Enables students to discover unfamiliar versions of classic myths and do original research on classic myths.
 
  • Lucid introductory material–Explains the historical, sociological, archaeological, and interpretive background in which the myths were told.
  •     Gives students the complete picture of why myths were created and passed on.
 
  • Companion Website–Contains updated links to a vast array of resources, an interactive study guide with self-scoring quizzes, PowerPoint Presentations and more.
     
  • Discounted Penguin Valuepacks.  Discounted Penguin titles may be packaged with Powell ; unique ISBNs apply.
 
  • "Observation" section on the Trojan War discusses the new excavations at Troy and provides some background on Heinrich Schliemann's alleged discovery of Priam's citadel at Hisarlik, bridging the gap between Homeric epic and archaeological discovery and commenting on the historicity of the Trojan War.
 
  •  A Perspective on Seamus Heaney, citing his poem on the suicide of Ajax, appears in the Chapter on the Fall of Troy.
 
  • Two Chapters on Roman myth The first chapter focuses on the Aeneid to make the presentation of this epic more consistent with Powell's earlier treatment of the Iliad and the Odyssey. The second chapter explains Roman myth and legend in light of earlier information about the Greeks and the Near East. Both chapters include discussion of divine myth, legend, and folktale to fully embrace Rome within the book's hallmark approach to myth. Greater integration of Greek and Roman myth is also achieved by the new back-to-back treatment of nostoi ("homecomings") of the Greek hero Odysseus and the Roman hero Aeneas. Each chapter includes new illustrations.
 
  • More concise and easier-to-use table of contents.
 
  • Completely revised and expanded bibliographies of modern works and end of chapter resources.
          Gives students the latest bibliographical information so that they may do additional research on those topics that interested them.
  • A guide to Spelling and Pronunciation at the end of Chapter 1, pages 14 -16.
 

Caracteristici noi

CHANGES TO THE NEW EDITION
 
  • Rearranged material to make it easier to find
  • Corrected expressions throughout 
  • Streamlined the entire textbook
  • Incorporated most changes based on reviewer comments from instructors who have used the earlier editions in their classes, as well as the author's own experience in teaching with it.
  • Continues to place the myths in their anthropological, historical, religious, sociological, and economic contexts.
 
 
 
 
 

Notă biografică

Barry B. Powell is Halls-Bascom Professor of Classics Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Recenzii

"Classical Myth: An Introduction by Professor Barry B. Powell is especially and particularly recommended for personal/professional reading lists, as well as community and college/university library Grecko-Roman History/Culture/Religion collections and supplemental Mythology/Folklore curriculum studies lists."