ISBN Classical Mythology International Edition book 880 pages

Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions Classical Mythology International Tenth Edition is the most comprehensive survey of classical mythology available. Featuring the authors' clear and extensive translations of original sources it brings to life the myths and legends of Greece and Rome in a lucid and engaging style. The text contains a wide variety of faithfully translated passages from Greek and Latin sources including Homer Hesiod all the Homeric Hymns Pindar Aeschylus Sophocles Euripides Herodotus Plato Lucian Lucretius Vergil Ovid and Seneca. Acclaimed authors Mark P.O. Morford and Robert J. Lenardon— joined by new coauthor Michael Sham—incorporates a dynamic combination of poetic narratives and enlightening commentary to make the myths come alive for students. Offering historical and cultural background on the myths (including evidence from art and archaeology) they also provide ample interpretive material and examine the enduring survival of classical mythology and its influence in the fields of art literature music dance and film.