Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae by Stephen M. Trzaskoma

Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae : Paperback : Hackett Publishing Co, Inc : 9780872208209 : 0872208206 : 15 Mar 2007 : By offering, for the first time in a single edition, complete English translations of Apollodorus'Library and Hyginus' Fabulae--the two most important surviving "handbooks" of classical mythography--this volume enables readers to compare the two's versions of the most important Greek and Roman myths. A General Introduction sets theLibrary and Fabulae into the wider context of ancient mythography; introductions to each text discuss in greater detail issues of authorship, aim, and influence...... Mehr