Grecia y Roma / Greece and Rome

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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2013-07-01
Publisher(s): Edimat Libros
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Summary

An analysis of the mythologies of ancient Greece and Rome, this guide provides both a practical manual for the student and many hours of pleasure for the lay reader. Detailing the stories of divine battles, heroic struggles against adversity, epic travels, and tragic love, this book also offers useful information on the link between the Greek and Roman gods, as well as the ancient world where their adventures took place. These legends continue to serve as a source of inspiration for modern-day authors, and after reviewing them in this expert compilation, it will be easy to see why. Un análisis de las mitologías de la Grecia y de la Roma antigua, esta guía no sólo proporciona un manual práctico para el estudiante sino que también provee muchas horas de placer para el lector en general. Detallando las historias de batallas divinas, de luchas heroicas contra la adversidad, de viajes épicos y de amor trágico, este libro también ofrece información muy útil sobre los vínculos existentes entre los dioses griegos y romanos, y sobre el mundo antiguo en el cual se desarrollan sus aventuras. Estas leyendas sirven hasta el día de hoy como fuentes de inspiración para escritores, y después de repasarlas en este compendio autorizado, será fácil entender por qué.

Author Biography

H. A. Guerber was a British historian known for her written histories of Germanic mythology. She is the author of Legends of the Rhine, Myths of the Norsemen, and The Story of the Ancient World.

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