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Fables of identity : studies in poetic mythology / by Frye, Northrop.;
Includes bibliographical references.1. The archetypes of literature -- Myth, fiction, and displacement -- Nature and Homer -- New directions from old -- 2. The structure of imagery in The faerie queene -- How true a Twain -- Recognition in The winter's tale -- Literature as context: Milton's Lycidas -- Towards defining an age of sensibility -- Blake after two centuries -- The imaginative and the imaginary -- Lord Byron -- 3. Emily Dickinson -- Yeats and the language of symbolism -- The realistic oriole: a study of Wallace Stevens -- Quest and cycle in Finnegan's wake.
Subjects: English poetry; American poetry; Mythology in literature.; Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature.; Poetics.;
© c1963., Harcourt, Brace & World,
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Werewolves and other shapeshifters in popular culture : a thematic analysis of recent depictions / by McMahon-Coleman, Kimberley.; Weaver, Roslyn,1979-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-194) and index."In recent years, shapeshifting characters in literature, film and television have been on the increase. The works in this book are grouped around specific themes that are explored through the metaphor of shapeshifting. With coverage of iconic fantasy texts and a focus on current works, this work engages with the shapeshifting figure in popular culture"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Metamorphosis in literature.; Shapeshifting.; Werewolves in literature.; Metamorphosis; Werewolves in motion pictures.; Metamorphosis; Fantasy fiction;
© c2012., McFarland,
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The new dictionary of cultural literacy / by Hirsch, E. D.(Eric Donald),1928-; Kett, Joseph F.; Trefil, James S.,1938-;
The Bible -- Mythology and folklore -- Proverbs -- Idioms -- World literature, philosophy, and religion -- Literature in English -- Conventions of written English -- Fine arts -- World history to 1550 -- World history since 1550 -- American history to 1865 -- American history since 1865 -- World politics -- American politics -- World geography -- American geography -- Anthropology, psychology, and sociology -- Business and economics -- Physical sciences and mathematics -- Earth sciences -- Life sciences -- Medicine and health -- Technology."In this fast-paced information age, how can Americans know what's really important and what's just a passing fashion? Now more than ever, we need a source that concisely sums up the knowledge that matters to Americans - the people, places, ideas, and events that shape our cultural conversation. With more than six thousand entries, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy is that invaluable source. Wireless technology. Gene therapy, NAFTA. In addition to the thousands of terms described in the original Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, here are more than five hundred new entries to bring Americans' essential knowledge bank up to date. Are you familiar with the digital divide, European Union, Kwanzaa, pheromones, Type A and Type B personalities, spam? Or, test your knowledge on cultural icons that have stood the test of time: Odysseus, Leaves of Grass, Cleopatra, Winston Churchill, the Taj Mahal, and many, many more. Numerous original entries have been revised to reflect the many recent changes in world history and politics, American literature, and, especially, science and technology."--Book jacket.
Subjects: Civilization; English language; Encyclopedias and dictionaries.; Civilization; English language; Civilisation; Anglais (Langue);
© 2002., Houghton Mifflin,
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The lives of dwarfs : their journey from public curiosity toward social liberation / by Adelson, Betty M.,1935-;
Includes bibliographical references(p. [414]-416) and index.I: The past: social constraints and the struggle to cope -- History from ancient Egypt through the Nazi era -- Biographies of eminent dwarfs -- II: The transition: confronting mockery, myth, and medical mysteries -- Stigma -- Mythology -- Anthropology -- Medical aspects -- III: The cultural mirror: images of dwarfs in the arts -- Art -- Literature -- Theater, film, and television -- Music -- IV: Lives today: transforming destiny -- Lives today.
Subjects: Dwarfs; Dwarfs; Dwarfs; Short people;
© c2005., Rutgers University Press,
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Critical Survey of Mythology & Folklore : World Mythology / by Salem Press,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-335) and indexes.Publisher's Note -- Introduction -- Contributors -- Maps and Mythological Figures. THE AMERICAS : MESOAMERICA : The Azteca -- The Aztec Creation Myth -- The Birth of the War God -- Cihuacoatl as Warrior -- The Creation of Music -- Hunahpu and Xbalanque -- Legend of the Fifth Sun -- The Lords of Xibalba -- The Maya Creation Myth / NORTH AMERICA : The Fight with the Water Monster -- George Washington: I Cannot Tell a Lie -- The Girl Who Married a Gnome -- How Jack O'Lanterns Came to Be -- Iroquois Creation Story -- John Henry: The Steel Driving Man -- La Llorona, Omen of Death -- The Legend of Joaquin Murrieta -- Legend of the Buffalo Dance -- Ottawa Creation Story -- Paiyatuma and the Maidens of the Corn -- Raven Steals Daylight from the Sky -- Sedna, Goddess of the Sea -- Shaman Isaac Tens -- Sioux Creation Story -- Talk Concerning the First Beginning -- Wunzh / SOUTH AMERICA : Amalivaca -- The Boy Who Rose to the Sky -- How Evils Befell Mankind -- How the Jaguar Lost His Fire -- The Men from the Sea -- The Monkey's Exploit -- Origin of Living Creatures -- The Rod of Gold -- Uitoto Creation Story -- Viracocha -- A Young Man and the Star / THE PACIFIC : OCEANIA : Birth of Sea and Land Life -- Borah of Byamee -- Bram-Bram-Bult -- The Children of Heaven and Earth -- Dream of Haumaka -- Kahalaopuna, Princess of Manoa -- Mataora's Visit to Hawaiki -- The Polynesian Creation Myth -- The Samoan Story of Creation -- Seven Sisters -- The Two Sorcerers -- What Makes the Waves / AFRICA : SUB-SAHARA AFRICA : The Daughter of Sun and Moon -- The Gods Descend from Heaven -- How Beasts and Serpents First Came into the World -- The Sacrifice of Morimi -- The Slave Called the World -- Thunder and Anansi -- The Thunder Bride -- EGYPT : Amen-Ra, the God of Empire -- The Battle of Horus and Set -- The Bentresh Stela -- The Boat of Ra -- The Book of Thoth -- The Egyptian Creation Myth -- The Gods of Egypt -- Horus and the City of Pe -- Instruction of Amenemhet -- Isis and the Seven Scorpions -- The Island of Enchantment -- The Name of Ra -- The Rise of Amen -- The Tale of Sinuhe -- The Two Brothers -- The Victory of Sinuhe / ASIA : WEST ASIA : Ahura Mazda and the Battle between Good and Evil -- The Baal Myth from Ugarit -- The Burning Bush -- The Creation and Fall -- The Nursemaid of Rostam -- Pharaoh's Dreams -- Samson the Judge -- The Story of Job -- The Tower of Babel -- MESOPOTAMIA : Before All Befores -- The Birth of the Great Gods and Goddesses -- The Creation of Enkidu -- The Death of Enkidu -- The Death of Gilgames -- Enki and Ninhursaga -- Enuma elish, the Babylonian Creation Myth -- Etana, King of Kish -- Inana and Su-kale-tuda -- Inana's Descent -- The Journey of Nanna to Nippur --  Marduk the Dragon Slayer -- Nanna and Ningal -- Ninurta and the Turtle -- The Sin of the God Zu -- The Sumerian Creation of Humankind -- The Theft of Destiny -- Uta-Napishtim and the Deluge -- EAST ASIA : The Adventures of Kintaro, the Golden Boy -- The Casting of the Great Bell -- Ch'onjiwangbonp'uri -- The Dragons -- The Fairy Princess of Mount Ophir -- The First People -- Garuda -- How a Man Got the Better of Two Foxes -- In the Palace of the Sea God -- The Island of Women -- The Korean Cinderella -- The Magic White Swan -- The Magnanimous Girl -- Origin of the Tiger -- Pangu Creates the World -- Prince Mountain and Princess Mountain -- The Spirit of the Lotus Lily -- Urashima Taro -- Water War -- The Weaver Maiden and the Herdsman -- Yinglong, the Winged Dragon -- Yu Rebuilds the Earth -- INDIA : Brahma the Creator -- The Creation of the Ganges -- Damayanti's Choice -- Draupadi -- Durga -- Gotama's Attainment -- The Heavenly Nymph and Her Mortal Husband -- The Incarnations of Visnu -- Matsya and the Great Flood / EUROPE : BRITISH ISLES : Beowulf and the Battle with Grendel -- The Birth of Bran -- Childe Rowland -- The Combat of Fer Diad and Cuchulainn -- Culhwch and Olwen: Hunting the Twrch Trwyth -- The Death of King Arthur -- The Fisher King -- Havelok and Godard -- King Arthur and Guinevere -- King Arthur's Round Table -- The Legend of Tuan mac Carell -- The Marriage of Sir Gawain -- The Mermaid -- The Morrigu -- Oisin's Mother -- The Order of Scathach -- Sir Galahad and the Holy Grail -- Sir Gammer Vans -- The Story of Saint Kenelm -- The Story of the Young Cuckoo -- GRECO-ROMAN WORLD : Achilles and the Stern Waters of Styx -- Apollo Establishes His Temple at Delphi -- Athena and the Birth of Erichthonius -- Bellerophon and the Battle with Chimera -- The Birth of Zeus -- Cadmus Sowing the Dragon's Teeth -- Cronus and the Birth of the Cosmos -- The Death of Ajax -- The Divine Loves of Zeus -- Gaia and the Castration of Uranus -- Helen of Troy -- Hera and the Seduction of Zeus -- Jove's Great Deluge -- King Oedipus Is Revealed -- The Line and the Cave -- The Love of Aphrodite and Anchises -- The Myth of Atlantis -- The Myth of Er -- Pandora and the Great Jar -- Prometheus and the Theft of Fire -- The Prophecy of Paris -- The Sack of Troy -- The Statute of Pygmalion -- The Twelfth Labor: Hercules and Cerberus -- The Vengeance of Medea -- Zeus and the Titan War -- NORSE WORLD : The Aesir-Vanir War -- Brynhildr, the Norse Valkyrie -- Freya's Necklace -- How Thor fought the Giant Hrungnir -- Loki and the Dwarfs -- Loki Bound -- The Nine Worlds of the Norse -- The Norse Creation of the Cosmos -- Odin's Discovery of the Runes -- The Otter's Ransom -- Ragnarok -- The Theft of Mjolnir -- WESTERN EUROPE : The Death of Roland -- Diamonds and Toads -- El Cid -- The Emperor's New Clothes -- The Enchanted Maiden -- The Gingerbread Man -- Hop o' My Thumb -- Little Red Cap -- Petrosinella -- Princess Belle-Etoile -- Princess Rosette -- Snow-White and Rose-Red -- Thumbelina -- CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE : Baba Yaga -- The Boys with the Golden Stars -- Cinderella -- The Dragon and the Prince -- Father Frost -- The Feather of the Finist the Falcon -- The Firebird, the Horse of Power, and the Princess Vasilissa -- Ilya Muromets and the Dragon -- King Kojata -- The Lime Tree -- Prince Bayaya -- Princess Miranda and Prince Hero / APPENDIXES : Mythology in the Classroom -- Lesson Plan -- Timeline -- Guide to Online Resources -- Bibliography / INDEXES : Country and Culture Index -- Chronological Index -- Index."The Critical Survey of Mythology and Folklore presents articles on myths, folktales, legends, and other traditional literature. Drawing upon the most widely-read literature, this volume covers a diverse range of authors, countries, and cultures. Articles begin with a summary that offers readers the major actions and characters in the tale followed by an analysis of the important cultural and social interpretations of the author and myth. Myths in the volume are organized by regions of the world and cultures, such as Oceania, South East Asia, and Meso-America. In addition, twelve maps listing ancient cultures and charts on mythological figures will provide a broad overview of major deities in world mythology. Students, educators, and general readers will discover a broad critical and cultural survey that engages the contemporary imagination in the importance of myth, fairy tale, and other traditional literature. Key Features: Maps and Mythological Figures presents twelve maps and charts detailing the cultural or geographical placement of many of the deities, authors and tales in the volume; Mythology in the Classroom explains major approaches to studying mythology and fairy tales; A simple Lesson Plan on creation stories, accompanies the essay on teaching mythology in the classroom. The aim is to provide one model for comparative analysis; A Time Line lists major authors, publications, and events related to mythology and traditional literature; A Chronological Index of titles and a Culture and Country Index offer supplemental information on the overall coverage of the volume."--Publisher's website.
Subjects: Mythology.;
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Critical Survey of Mythology & Folklore : World Mythology /
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-335) and indexes.Publisher's Note -- Introduction -- Contributors -- Maps and Mythological Figures. THE AMERICAS : MESOAMERICA : The Azteca -- The Aztec Creation Myth -- The Birth of the War God -- Cihuacoatl as Warrior -- The Creation of Music -- Hunahpu and Xbalanque -- Legend of the Fifth Sun -- The Lords of Xibalba -- The Maya Creation Myth / NORTH AMERICA : The Fight with the Water Monster -- George Washington: I Cannot Tell a Lie -- The Girl Who Married a Gnome -- How Jack O'Lanterns Came to Be -- Iroquois Creation Story -- John Henry: The Steel Driving Man -- La Llorona, Omen of Death -- The Legend of Joaquin Murrieta -- Legend of the Buffalo Dance -- Ottawa Creation Story -- Paiyatuma and the Maidens of the Corn -- Raven Steals Daylight from the Sky -- Sedna, Goddess of the Sea -- Shaman Isaac Tens -- Sioux Creation Story -- Talk Concerning the First Beginning -- Wunzh / SOUTH AMERICA : Amalivaca -- The Boy Who Rose to the Sky -- How Evils Befell Mankind -- How the Jaguar Lost His Fire -- The Men from the Sea -- The Monkey's Exploit -- Origin of Living Creatures -- The Rod of Gold -- Uitoto Creation Story -- Viracocha -- A Young Man and the Star / THE PACIFIC : OCEANIA : Birth of Sea and Land Life -- Borah of Byamee -- Bram-Bram-Bult -- The Children of Heaven and Earth -- Dream of Haumaka -- Kahalaopuna, Princess of Manoa -- Mataora's Visit to Hawaiki -- The Polynesian Creation Myth -- The Samoan Story of Creation -- Seven Sisters -- The Two Sorcerers -- What Makes the Waves / AFRICA : SUB-SAHARA AFRICA : The Daughter of Sun and Moon -- The Gods Descend from Heaven -- How Beasts and Serpents First Came into the World -- The Sacrifice of Morimi -- The Slave Called the World -- Thunder and Anansi -- The Thunder Bride -- EGYPT : Amen-Ra, the God of Empire -- The Battle of Horus and Set -- The Bentresh Stela -- The Boat of Ra -- The Book of Thoth -- The Egyptian Creation Myth -- The Gods of Egypt -- Horus and the City of Pe -- Instruction of Amenemhet -- Isis and the Seven Scorpions -- The Island of Enchantment -- The Name of Ra -- The Rise of Amen -- The Tale of Sinuhe -- The Two Brothers -- The Victory of Sinuhe / ASIA : WEST ASIA : Ahura Mazda and the Battle between Good and Evil -- The Baal Myth from Ugarit -- The Burning Bush -- The Creation and Fall -- The Nursemaid of Rostam -- Pharaoh's Dreams -- Samson the Judge -- The Story of Job -- The Tower of Babel -- MESOPOTAMIA : Before All Befores -- The Birth of the Great Gods and Goddesses -- The Creation of Enkidu -- The Death of Enkidu -- The Death of Gilgames -- Enki and Ninhursaga -- Enuma elish, the Babylonian Creation Myth -- Etana, King of Kish -- Inana and Su-kale-tuda -- Inana's Descent -- The Journey of Nanna to Nippur --  Marduk the Dragon Slayer -- Nanna and Ningal -- Ninurta and the Turtle -- The Sin of the God Zu -- The Sumerian Creation of Humankind -- The Theft of Destiny -- Uta-Napishtim and the Deluge -- EAST ASIA : The Adventures of Kintaro, the Golden Boy -- The Casting of the Great Bell -- Ch'onjiwangbonp'uri -- The Dragons -- The Fairy Princess of Mount Ophir -- The First People -- Garuda -- How a Man Got the Better of Two Foxes -- In the Palace of the Sea God -- The Island of Women -- The Korean Cinderella -- The Magic White Swan -- The Magnanimous Girl -- Origin of the Tiger -- Pangu Creates the World -- Prince Mountain and Princess Mountain -- The Spirit of the Lotus Lily -- Urashima Taro -- Water War -- The Weaver Maiden and the Herdsman -- Yinglong, the Winged Dragon -- Yu Rebuilds the Earth -- INDIA : Brahma the Creator -- The Creation of the Ganges -- Damayanti's Choice -- Draupadi -- Durga -- Gotama's Attainment -- The Heavenly Nymph and Her Mortal Husband -- The Incarnations of Visnu -- Matsya and the Great Flood / EUROPE : BRITISH ISLES : Beowulf and the Battle with Grendel -- The Birth of Bran -- Childe Rowland -- The Combat of Fer Diad and Cuchulainn -- Culhwch and Olwen: Hunting the Twrch Trwyth -- The Death of King Arthur -- The Fisher King -- Havelok and Godard -- King Arthur and Guinevere -- King Arthur's Round Table -- The Legend of Tuan mac Carell -- The Marriage of Sir Gawain -- The Mermaid -- The Morrigu -- Oisin's Mother -- The Order of Scathach -- Sir Galahad and the Holy Grail -- Sir Gammer Vans -- The Story of Saint Kenelm -- The Story of the Young Cuckoo -- GRECO-ROMAN WORLD : Achilles and the Stern Waters of Styx -- Apollo Establishes His Temple at Delphi -- Athena and the Birth of Erichthonius -- Bellerophon and the Battle with Chimera -- The Birth of Zeus -- Cadmus Sowing the Dragon's Teeth -- Cronus and the Birth of the Cosmos -- The Death of Ajax -- The Divine Loves of Zeus -- Gaia and the Castration of Uranus -- Helen of Troy -- Hera and the Seduction of Zeus -- Jove's Great Deluge -- King Oedipus Is Revealed -- The Line and the Cave -- The Love of Aphrodite and Anchises -- The Myth of Atlantis -- The Myth of Er -- Pandora and the Great Jar -- Prometheus and the Theft of Fire -- The Prophecy of Paris -- The Sack of Troy -- The Statute of Pygmalion -- The Twelfth Labor: Hercules and Cerberus -- The Vengeance of Medea -- Zeus and the Titan War -- NORSE WORLD : The Aesir-Vanir War -- Brynhildr, the Norse Valkyrie -- Freya's Necklace -- How Thor fought the Giant Hrungnir -- Loki and the Dwarfs -- Loki Bound -- The Nine Worlds of the Norse -- The Norse Creation of the Cosmos -- Odin's Discovery of the Runes -- The Otter's Ransom -- Ragnarok -- The Theft of Mjolnir -- WESTERN EUROPE : The Death of Roland -- Diamonds and Toads -- El Cid -- The Emperor's New Clothes -- The Enchanted Maiden -- The Gingerbread Man -- Hop o' My Thumb -- Little Red Cap -- Petrosinella -- Princess Belle-Etoile -- Princess Rosette -- Snow-White and Rose-Red -- Thumbelina -- CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE : Baba Yaga -- The Boys with the Golden Stars -- Cinderella -- The Dragon and the Prince -- Father Frost -- The Feather of the Finist the Falcon -- The Firebird, the Horse of Power, and the Princess Vasilissa -- Ilya Muromets and the Dragon -- King Kojata -- The Lime Tree -- Prince Bayaya -- Princess Miranda and Prince Hero / APPENDIXES : Mythology in the Classroom -- Lesson Plan -- Timeline -- Guide to Online Resources -- Bibliography / INDEXES : Country and Culture Index -- Chronological Index -- Index."The Critical Survey of Mythology and Folklore presents articles on myths, folktales, legends, and other traditional literature. Drawing upon the most widely-read literature, this volume covers a diverse range of authors, countries, and cultures. Articles begin with a summary that offers readers the major actions and characters in the tale followed by an analysis of the important cultural and social interpretations of the author and myth. Myths in the volume are organized by regions of the world and cultures, such as Oceania, South East Asia, and Meso-America. In addition, twelve maps listing ancient cultures and charts on mythological figures will provide a broad overview of major deities in world mythology. Students, educators, and general readers will discover a broad critical and cultural survey that engages the contemporary imagination in the importance of myth, fairy tale, and other traditional literature. Key Features: Maps and Mythological Figures presents twelve maps and charts detailing the cultural or geographical placement of many of the deities, authors and tales in the volume; Mythology in the Classroom explains major approaches to studying mythology and fairy tales; A simple Lesson Plan on creation stories, accompanies the essay on teaching mythology in the classroom. The aim is to provide one model for comparative analysis; A Time Line lists major authors, publications, and events related to mythology and traditional literature; A Chronological Index of titles and a Culture and Country Index offer supplemental information on the overall coverage of the volume."--Publisher's website.10-A.
Subjects: Mythology.;
On-line resources: https://libproxy.kirtland.edu/login?url=https://online.salempress.com/doi/book/10.3331/CSMFWM -- Available online. Click here to access.;
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The Iliad / [electronic resource]. by Homer.; Page, Michael.;
Narrator: Michael Page.One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War. At its center is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, and his refusal to fight after being humiliated by his leader, Agamemnon. But when the Trojan Hector kills Achilles's close friend Patroclus, Achilles storms back into battle to take revenge-knowing full well that this will ensure his own early death. This tragic series of events is interwoven with powerfully moving descriptions of the ebb and flow of battle, of the domestic world inside Troy's besieged city of Ilium, and of the conflicts between the gods on Olympus as they argue over the fate of mortals. The Iliad is a work of extraordinary pathos and profundity that concerns itself with issues as fundamental as the meaning of life and death. Even the heroic ethic itself-with its emphasis on pride, honor, prowess in battle, and submission to the inexorable will of the gods-is not left unquestioned. This version of the Iliad is the translation by Alexander Pope.Text Difficulty 10 - Text Difficulty 121330Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 568175 KB).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Classic Literature.; Literature.; Mythology.;
© 2010., Tantor Audio,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=335799 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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D'Aulaires' book of Greek myths / by D'Aulaire, Ingri,1904-1980,author.; D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin,1898-1986,author.;
In olden times -- Gaea, Mother Earth -- The titans -- Zeus and his family : Hera ; Hephaestus ; Aphrodite ; Ares ; Athena ; Poseidon ; Apollo ; Artemis ; Hermes ; Hades ; Persephone and Demeter ; Dionysus -- Minor gods, nymphs, satyrs, and centaurs : Prometheus ; Pandora ; Deucalion ; Eos ; Helios and Phaëthon ; Selene ; Pan ; Echo ; Syrinx ; The wild and vulgar centaurs ; Asclepius ; The nine muses ; Orpheus -- Mortal descendants of Zeus : Europa and Cadmus ; Tantalus and Pelops ; Danaüs, Perseus, and the Gorgon ; Clever and vainglorious kings ; King Midas ; Sisyphus ; Bellerophon ; Melampus ; Heracles ; Theseus ; Oedipus ; The golden fleece ; The Calydonian boar hunt ; The Apples of Love and the Apple of Discord ; Everything must come to an end -- Afterword -- D'Aulaire sketchbook -- D'Aulaire family album.Presents an introduction to the gods, goddesses and legendary figures of ancient Greece -- mighty Zeus, with his fistful of thunderbolts; gray-eyed Athena, goddess of wisdom; Helios, the sun; greedy King Midas -- depicted by Caldecott winners Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire. These artists bring to life the myths that have inspired great European literature and art through the ages.Ages 6-8.
Subjects: Mythology, Greek; Tales; Mythology, Greek.;
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Rivers : a very short introduction / by Middleton, Nick.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-121) and index.Nature's driver -- Sacred flows -- Liquid histories -- Roads that move -- Tamed rivers.Rivers have acted as cradles for civilization and agents of disaster; a river may be a barrier or a highway, bearing trade and sediment, culture and conflict. This volume is a celebration of rivers in all their diversity. The author, a geographer covers a wide and eclectic range of river-based themes, from physical geography and mythology, to industrial history and literary criticism. Offering a truly global look at rivers including the Amazon, the Ganges, the Danube, and the Mississippi, with examples from all continents, including Egypt, India, and Bangladesh, he considers the role that rivers have played in human history from settlements and trade to warfare, and also looks at the human impact upon rivers by the construction of dams and cutting of channels.
Subjects: Rivers.; Rivers in art.; Rivers in literature.; Rivers; Rivers;
© 2012., Oxford University Press,
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Bulfinch's Mythology : [electronic resource] : The age of fable, or stories of Gods and Heroes. by Bulfinch, Thomas.; Cowley, Jonathan.;
Narrator: Jonathan Cowley.First published in three separate volumes from 1855 to 1863, Bulfinch's Mythology quickly became the standard source of classic tales from ancient Greece and Rome, the Norse tradition, and beyond. This edition contains the full text of The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes, the first volume of Bulfinch's seminal work. From stories of the Greek gods of Mt. Olympus to retellings of the Iliad and the Odyssey, from descriptions of mythological monsters to tales of Hindu and Egyptian deities, Bulfinch's versions of these classic stories bring their characters to life. Throughout the text, Bulfinch includes examples of literary interpretations of and allusions to the various stories and points out proverbial expressions that have their origins in the mythology he relates, making this a vital reference for students of literature as well as a delightfully vibrant collection of the stories that form our cultural heritage.Text Difficulty 9 - Text Difficulty 121200Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 391148 KB).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; Literary Criticism.; Sociology.;
© 2011., Tantor Audio,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=562486 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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