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30-Second Mythology Robert A. Segal

30-Second Mythology By Robert A. Segal

30-Second Mythology by Robert A. Segal


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30-Second Mythology offers the shortest path to a world of gods and monsters.Includes condensed versions of the tragic tales alongside explanations of their modern legacies.

30-Second Mythology Summary

30-Second Mythology: The 50 most important classical gods and goddesses, heroes and monsters, myths and legacies, each explained in half a minute. by Robert A. Segal

Sail through these fifty 30-second legends to discover what Hercules did to deserve his twelve labours, why Odysseus took ten years to travel 500 miles, and how Narcissus found the love of his life. Full of gods and goddesses, heroes and monsters, story locations and the great storytellers, this book is the fastest way to get up to speed with the world of Greek and Roman mythology. So much modern culture traces its origins back to Greek and Roman mythology (witness 2010s Clash of the Titans and Percy Jackson and the Olympians). The stories provide wonderful references to make your conversation more heroic and lift your imagination closer to the gods. Each idea, no matter how complex, is explained in just two pages, 300 words, and one picture, making this the quickest way to understand the tragic tales and their modern legacies: from the Oedipus Complex to the Narcissus Syndrome. The bestselling 30-Second series offers a new approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand. Every title takes a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant ideas at its heart, explained in just two pages that are easily digested in only half a minute.

About Robert A. Segal

Robert A. Segalis Sixth Century Chairin Religious Studies at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. He is a leading authorityon approaches to myth and is the author ofMyth: A Very Short Introduction(2004) andTheorizing about Myth(1999). He also helps to moderate an online myth discussion list.

Additional information

GOR009200471
9781782405160
178240516X
30-Second Mythology: The 50 most important classical gods and goddesses, heroes and monsters, myths and legacies, each explained in half a minute. by Robert A. Segal
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Quarto Publishing PLC
2017-08-17
160
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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