Jenny March
Author of The Penguin Book of Classical Myths
About the Author
Dr Jenny March lectures and publishes extensively on Greek tragedy, Homer and classical mythology. She is attached to Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Her lively enthusiasm for Classics has done much to promote support for the subject, both through publicity work for the Classical Association and as show more Editor of its journal CA News show less
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Very good description of all the major Greek myths and those few Roman ones which are not directly taken from the Greek. If I had a quibble its that some of the stories are at least partially retold at various points - however I assume that's because the author doesn't expect people to read this cover to cover but to dip in and out of the various sections and so needs each section to stand alone. If you don't already have a compendium of the ancient myths this is essential
This is my go-to book whenever I want to remember some detail or variant about a Greek or Roman myth. It's accurate, cites ancient sources so you know which variant came from whom, and is detailed without bogging down. For more on Greek mythology and Troy www.judithstarkston.com
Like so many books published around that time (2008) the pages have browned. For me it detracts considerably from the enjoyment of a well-written study of its subject.
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