Folklore & Mythology

The Supplement builds on the original Chrétien de Troyes Bibliography; together the two volumes constitute the fullest and most complete bibliographical source now available on this major medieval author. The bibliography lists recent Chrétien scholarship under twenty-two topics, with numerous sub-sections under each topic, and cross-references for items that treat more than one of the topics. The scope of modern Chrétien studies is evident in items from the five continents. more...

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This accessible one-volume survey of the literature of Greece and Rome covers the period between Homer around 700 BC and Augustine around AD 410.:.; Highlights what is important historically and of continuing interest and value in classical literature.; An introduction by the editor presents essential information in a concise, accessible way.; Each chapter focuses on a particular genre or area of literature.; This structure allows readers to see continuities between different periods and to move easily between the Greek and Roman worlds.; Includes extensive quotations in English.; A timeline and an index of authors help to make the material as accessible as possible. more...

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This is the story of how western literature first developed its distinctive taste for the kind of tight, economical plotting still supreme in modern fiction and cinema. The book shows how this taste was formed in Greco-Roman antiquity out of a series of revolutions in storytelling. more...

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Homer's classic Greek epic, The Iliad, plunges you into the midst of the battle of Troy as swords flash and ancient angers flare - and CliffsNotes is at your side through the fray to shield you from being unprepared for class discussion. more...

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Giuseppe Pitre, a nineteenth-century Sicilian physician, gathered an enormous wealth of folk and fairy tales as he traveled and treated the poor throughout Palermo. This two-volume set collects 300 and 100 variants of his most entertaining and most important folk and fairy tales. more...

Price: $175.00