by Edith Hamilton, Abeth de Beughem · Marabout · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782501027113
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«La Mythologie» is the essay on mythology by Edith Hamilton and Abeth de Beughem, published by Marabout in paperback (450 pages, in French).
The work covers the great stories of Greek, Roman and Norse mythology through the classical poets: the Trojan War, the journey of Odysseus, Jason and the Golden Fleece, the labors of Hercules, Cupid and Psyche, King Midas and the deeds of the gods of Olympus and Valhalla.
2003 edition with thirty illustrations, a detailed index and a cover featuring a motif by Henri Matisse.
For those who want to approach classical mythology and its echoes in Western art and literature.
Edith Hamilton was an American educator and internationally known author who was one of the most renowned classicists of her era in the United States. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College, she also studied in Germany at Leipzig University and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Hamilton began her career as an educator and head of the Bryn Mawr School, a private college preparatory school for girls in Baltimore, Maryland; however, Hamilton is best known for her essays and best-selling books on ancient Greek and Roman civilizations.
