Stephen M. Trzaskoma and R. Scott Smith are Assistant
Professors of Classics, University of New Hampshire.
Stephen Brunet is Associate Professor of Classics,
University of New Hampshire.
Review of the first edition: "This book is a treasure-trove. It
will be hugely useful to instructors teaching any level of
mythology course. Not only does it provide, under one cover, good
translations of the two complete books essential to every course
(Theogony; Homeric Hymns), but it also offers hundreds of pages of
additional primary material. . . . No other book in English offers
such a wide range of well-translated and important sources. This
will be the perfect complement to courses in myth and ancient
civilization, making exploration of the mythic heritage richer and
more intellectually exciting for all. . . . The quality of
translation is universally high—passages are simple, direct,
accurate, yet preserve (as the editors wished) a good sense of the
native stylistic variations found in the range of excerpts."
—Richard Martin, Stanford University
Review of the first edition: "I am astonished by the simplicity of
the idea, and, at the same time, the complexity of the effort, that
joined to produce this outstanding work . . . the organization is
impeccable and the selection is provocative. [An] invaluable
contribution to the way we teach Classical myth at the university
level." —Monica Cyrino, University of New Mexico
Review of the first edition: "I believe any mythology teacher who
uses primary texts should order this volume for their classes; I
certainly will. While the combination of Hesiod and the Homeric
Hymns in one volume is in itself welcome, the addition of
Apollodorus, Pausanias, Lucian, and Ovid's Heroides, among many
others, should prove irresistible to experienced teachers of myth.
. . . The introductory materials are very clear and well
presented." —Robin Mitchell-Boyask, Temple University
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