Mythology - Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes

Informationen zum Autor Edith Hamilton (1868-1963) was born of American parents in Dresden, Germany, and grew up in Indiana. Through the first quarter of the twentieth century she was the headmistress of the Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore. Upon retiring, she began to write about the civilizations of the ancient world and soon gained world renown as a classicist. Her celebrated and bestselling books include Mythology, The Greek Way, The Roman Way, and The Echo of Greece. She regarded as the high point of her life a 1957 ceremony in which King Paul of Greece named her an honorary citizen of Athens. Klappentext Hamilton's world-renowned and classic bestseller of gods and heroes has enthralled generations of readers, and is now available in a tall Premium Edition. Reissue. Vorwort A new edition of the world-renowned classic that has enthralled and delighted millions of readers with its timeless tales of gods and heroes. Zusammenfassung A new edition of the world-renowned classic that has enthralled and delighted millions of readers with its timeless tales of gods and heroes.

Product details

• Authors: Edith Hamilton, Hamilton Edith
• Assisted by: Jim Tierney (Illustration), Jim Tierny (Illustration)
• Publisher: Grand Central
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.01.2011
• EAN: 9780446574754
• ISBN: 978-0-446-57475-4
• Dimensions: 110 mm x 190 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Ancient Greece, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Ancient, Ancient Rome, Ancient religions and Mythologies