Stephen Brunet

A very useful collection, especially if on does not have the Homeric Hymns or Hesiod's Theogony, as this includes both complete and selections from a wide range of other sources, some well-known literary sources (Ovid Horace) others much less known, including the minor mythographers. and lesser-known fragments of tragedies (the complete tragedies are deliberately omitted, as a the Homeric epics). There are appendixes on divine and mythic names in the Linear B tablers and examples of cult usages in inscriptions. Overall, it is a valuable collection of material. My only major objection to it is that it is arranged alphabetically by the names of the ancient author, which since the authors range over 1000 years in time and many different genres of material gives a very jumbled effect. I think arrangement either by date or by genre would make more sense. Apparently the expecstation is that this will be a classroom text and the teacher will assign selections. It is not really designed as a stand-alone coherent volume. Even in class, it would be more useful as a supplement than the main text..… (mehr)