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(0)Edith Hamilton
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Español
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El gran clásico que ha cautivado y deleitado a millones de lectores alrededor del mundo con sus relatos atemporales de los dioses y los héroes que nos han inspirado desde el origen de los tiempos.
Publicada por primera vez en 1942, la Mitología de Edith Hamilton se convirtió rápidamente en una obra de referencia sobre los grandes relatos mitológicos. Conocido por sus continuas reediciones en inglés y en sus múltiples traducciones, este compendio...
2) Mythology
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 20
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English
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A retelling of Greek, Roman and Norse myths.
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English
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In The Greek Way, Edith Hamilton captures with "Homeric power and simplicity" (New York Times) the spirit of the golden age of Greece in the fifth century BC, the time of its highest achievements. She explores the Greek aesthetics of sculpture and writing and the lack of ornamentation in both. She examines the works of Homer, Pindar, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Aristophanes, and Euripides, among others; the philosophy of Socrates and Plato’s role in preserving...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 20
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1040L
Language
English
Description
For over fifty years readers have chosen this book above all others to discover the thrilling, enchanting, and fascinating world of Western mythology. From Odysseus's adventure-filled journey to the Norse god Odin's effort to postpone the final day of doom, Edith Hamilton's classic collection not only retells these stories with brilliant clarity but shows us how the ancients saw their own place in the world and how their themes echo in our consciousness...
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Pub. Date
[1951]
Language
English
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Lives : Written at the beginning of the second century, Plutarch's collection of accounts of the lives of noble Grecians is a brilliant social history of the ancient world by one of the greatest biographers and moralists of all time. Still inspiration after 19 centuries, Plutarch's Lives offers a unique insight into the characters as well as the achievements of men who influenced their age and the empires that their culture dominated.
