The fourth edition of CLASSICAL MYTH continues to frame ancient Greek and Roman myths and legends within their anthropological, historical, religious, sociological, and economic contexts. This text also provides students with modern translations of ancient works, information on the influence of Near Eastern myth, and concise sidebar essays that demonstrate how specific myths were appropriated in later times.

The fourth edition includes:

• Additional readings from ancient sources
• Completely revised bibliographies of modern works
• Over 200 images to help students visualize mythical personalities and events

• NEW - Ancient illustrations—Added to over 200 black and white pictures and over a dozen color modern representations.

  • Shows students how artists have visualized mythological issues and events.

• NEW - A new section at the end of each chapter—Gives specific ancient sources for classical myth, in addition to those that appear earlier in the chapter.

  • Enables students to discover unfamiliar versions of classic myths and do original research on classic myths.

• “Perspective” boxes—Highlight the postclassical influence of classical myth.

  • Emphasizes for students the continuing influence of classical myth in Western culture. Helps students see how stories and figures from classical myth were appropriated and interpreted at later stages of history.

• NEW - Completely revised and expanded bibliographies of modern works and end of chapter resources.

  • Gives students the latest bibliographical information so that they may do additional research on those topics that interested them.

• Lucid introductory material—Explains the historical, sociological, archaeological, and interpretive background in which the myths were told.

  • Gives students the complete picture of why myths were created and passed on.

• Companion Website—Contains updated links to a vast array of resources, an interactive study guide with self-scoring quizzes, and more.

  • Provides students with a greater understanding of the material through contextual information.

• Discounted Penguin Valuepacks.