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 Mythology for Dummies - Christopher W. Blackwell
Newest Review: ... section covers briefly each section of the book and sets out the conventions that have been used in pulling the book ... more  ... together. It also provides an explanation of the icons used throughout the book that serve as helpful reminders for the reader. It is certainly worth reading this before starting the book as it explains the dates that are used and some of the terminology.
Mythology and the Cradle of Civilisation
This section is extremely useful for any beginner as it begins by defining what actually constitutes a myth and the many ways in which myths have been adopted into mainstream culture.
What I found very useful was the warning that du...more |
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Mythology for Dummies - Christopher W. Blackwell: I will say this only once (1117 words)
by freediveheaven - written on 16/09/04 (Very useful, 558 readings)
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Having never benefited from a classical education mythology was a bit of a mystery to me, years spent watching open mouthed as some spotty faced student on University Challenge not only got the starter for ten but the main course and pudding to had served to emphasise this gap in my knowledge. What I did know about mythology was provided by watching Jason and the Argonauts on a Sunday afternoon. One day while loitering in Ottakers trying to stretch out my lunch break I noticed this book, I had heard of the Dummies series mainly because of the computer books they published but I had never actually tried them, however the back cover promised explanations in ...
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