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Neil Philip

Author of Mythology (Eyewitness Books)

106+ Works 3,938 Members 71 Reviews

About the Author

Neil Philip is a writer, folklorist and poet. He is married to the artist Emma Bradford, and lives in the Cotswolds, England. Neil loves words, poetry, and the art of storytelling in all its forms. Among his many books are A Fine Anger, Victorian Village Life, The Cinderella Story, The Penguin Book show more of English Folktales, Mythology (with Philip Wilkinson), The Great Mystery, War and the Pity of War, The New Oxford Book of Childrens Verse, The Tale of Sir Gawain, Horse Hooves & Chicken Feet, and The Adventures of Odysseus. Neil has contributed to numerous journals, including The Times, and Signal: Approaches to Childrens Books, and has also written for stage, screen, and radio. His work has won numerous awards and honours, including the Aesop Award of the American Folklore Society and the Literary Criticism Book Award of the Childrens Literature Association. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Works by Neil Philip

Mythology (Eyewitness Books) (1999) 537 copies
The Illustrated Book of Myths (1995) — Editor — 375 copies
Best Loved Poems (2000) — Editor — 241 copies
Celtic Fairy Tales (1999) 103 copies
The Penguin Book of Scottish Folktales (1995) — Editor — 91 copies
Mythology of the World (1795) 90 copies
A New Treasury of Poetry (1990) — Editor — 76 copies
The Penguin Book of English Folktales (1992) — Editor — 61 copies
The Tale of Sir Gawain (1987) 60 copies
Odin's Family (1996) 57 copies
The Arabian Nights (1740) 53 copies
Christmas Fairy Tales (1996) — Editor — 53 copies
War and the Pity of War (1998) 51 copies
Singing America: Poems That Define a Nation (1995) — Editor — 48 copies
The Adventures Of Odysseus (1996) 46 copies
The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (1997) — Author — 38 copies
The Book of Christmas (1991) 37 copies
Hot Potato: Mealtime Rhymes (2004) 35 copies
Poems for the Young (1992) — Editor — 34 copies
The Golden Bird (1995) 33 copies
King Midas (1778) 29 copies
Songs Are Thoughts: Poems of the Inuit (1995) — Editor — 28 copies
Best Loved Celtic Fairy Tales (2008) — Author — 24 copies
Myths in Minutes (2017) 20 copies
Poems for Christmas (1995) 15 copies
I Have a News: Rhymes from the Caribbean (1994) — Editor — 14 copies
Fairy Tales (1997) 11 copies
Prince Zucchini (2003) 5 copies
Contos de fadas (1998) 4 copies
DIEUX MYTHES ET HÉROS (1999) 4 copies
Märchen aus aller Welt (2001) 3 copies
Complete Mother Goose (2002) 2 copies
The Cardinal Directions (2005) 2 copies
The Poetry Collection (1992) 2 copies
Robin Hood 1 copy
MITOLOGIA UNIVERSAL (2000) 1 copy
Mythen visuell (1999) 1 copy
Mitologia del mondo (2011) 1 copy
Victorian Village Life (1993) 1 copy
Mütoloogia 1 copy

Associated Works

Fairy and Folk Tales of Ireland (1888) — Editor, some editions — 2,660 copies
The Mythology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (2018) — Contributor, some editions — 340 copies
Mythology (Eyewitness Companions) (2007) — some editions — 233 copies
The Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales {4 stories} (1993) — Translator — 170 copies
The Golden Goose Book (1905) — Afterword, some editions — 103 copies
Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen {12 stories} (1995) — Editor — 101 copies
Fairy Tales of Ireland (1990) — Editor — 72 copies
First Light: A celebration of Alan Garner (2016) — Contributor — 29 copies
A December Vision: His Social Journalism (1986) — Editor — 28 copies

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Com 52 narrativas de 33 países dos cinco continentes, essa coletânea inclui clássicos como "Chapeuzinho Vermelho" e histórias cuja difusão se restringiu a determinadas culturas, como "Soliday e o corvo", da Jamaica. Alguns contos pouco conhecidos no Brasil, como o tcheco "A raposa manca", assemelham-se a narrativas famosas, como "O Gato de Botas". Todas as histórias são complementadas por informações paralelas sobre sua origem, seu tema e seus símbolos, sobre locais e personagens relacionados com os protagonistas, sobre o país e a época em que teriam se desenrolado, etc. Desenhos, quadros famosos e fotografias compõem o material iconográfico e ajudam a dar a esse livro o caráter de uma "história das histórias". A pesquisa e a organização do volume são do inglês Neil Philip, especialista em mito e folclore na literatura infantil.… (more)
 
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editora_sesimg | 1 other review | Dec 13, 2023 |
As a child I was obsessed with mythology, and that carried on into my teenager years. I still actually really enjoy learning about new myths and I can rattle off a good portion of Greek and Egyptian gods. I aim on reading as much as I can about Norse mythology (eventually…I have a few books I can read in my possession already). But what this book did for me and my interest in mythology is reignite it as an adult.
This book is tiny and fits in the palm of your hand, but don’t be fooled – it’s a sizeable book. Myth in Minutes really does what it claims in the title – the aim of the book is to give you a two minute read on each page about different myths from around the world, centring on different parts of the world. It goes through every continent and every major mythological ecosystem from that continent, but also introduces other minor stories that most people might not have heard of before. I know that I didn’t know as much about African and Asian mythology before I read this book.
One of the best parts about this book are the beautiful photographs that accompany each page of the book. Some pottery art, wall inscriptions, paintings, this book has it all to help you imagine and contextualize the stories that it tells you.
Honestly, I don’t have much else to say about this book, but I do highly recommend it if you’re interested in learning about myths from all over the world. It’s a quick read and also makes a brilliant coffee table book that you can have in your home or in your office if you have one of those fancy waiting rooms.
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