description: Morford and Lenardon's best-selling introduction to classical mythology is a comprehensive survey focusing on the literary tradition of Greek and Roman mythology. It offers extensive translations of original mythological sources as well as comparative and interpretive approaches to the myths.In this package, Classical Mythology, 6/e is bundled with the Oxford World's Classic Metamorphoses. Metamorphoses--the best-known poem by one of the wittiest poets of classical antiquity--takes as its theme change and transformation, as illustrated by Greco-Roman myth and legend. Melville's newtranslation reproduces the grace and fluency of Ovid's style, and its modern idiom offers a fresh understanding of Ovid's unique and elusive vision of reality.
language: English
title: Classical Mythology [with Metamorphoses]
titlecomplete: Classical Mythology [with Metamorphoses]
genres: Religion, Reference, Nonfiction, School, Classics, Classical Studies, Mythology, Research, Textbooks, History
ratings_count: 1294
publisher: Oxford University Press