Mythology
- Gods, Saints, and Heroes: An Art History Resource (Hannah C. Schockmel, Univ. of Maryland) This is an online resource and guide to recognizing symbols and attributes of important figures from mythology, religion, and literature in Western art.
The Cambridge Companion to Greek Mythology by
Examines the relationship between myth, art, religion and politics among the ancient Greeks and its reception and influence on later society from the Middle Ages to present day literature, feminism and cinema.
Location: Mugar Library BL783 .C36 2007Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC) Text and corresponding image volumes of Greek, Roman, and Etruscan mythology let you discover how ancient authors and artists represented figures from the works of Homer to those of the Romans in literature, vase-paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts.
Location: Mugar Reference X N7760 .L49 1981Publication Date: 1981
Dictionary of Classical Mythology: Symbols, Attributes and Associations by
"A unique and valuable reference tool. Visually attractive, interesting, and very useful addition to almost any reference collection." - RQ
Location: Mugar Stacks BL715 .B44 1982Publication Date: 1982- The epithetic phrases for the Homeric gods = Epitheta deorum apud Homerum : a repertory of the descriptive expressions for the divinities of the Iliad and the Odyssey byLocation: Mugar Stacks PA4209 .D4 1994Publication Date: 1994
- Early Greek Myth: a guide to literary and artistic sources by Early Greek Myth is a much-needed handbook for scholars and others interested in the literary and artistic sources of archaic Greek myths--and the only one of its kind available in English. Timothy Gantz traces the development of each myth in narrative form and summarizes the written and visual evidence in which the specific details of the story appear. "Location: Mugar Reference X BL782 G34 1993Publication Date: 1993
The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990s by
The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts is a unique reference work: a topically classified chronology of more than 30,000 artworks from circa 1300 to the present day that take as their theme the subjects of Greek and Roman mythology. Inmore than three hundred major entries, alphabetically arranged by subject, artworks are listed in chronological order, delineating the history of artistic interest in the subject, including painting, sculpture, music, dance, opera, drama, and literature over the last seven centuries.
Location: Mugar Reference X NX650.M9 R45 1993Publication Date: 1993
Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary by
The first and only comprehensive biographical dictionary devoted to mythological women. Divinities, humans, female monsters and animals, hermaphrodites, and transsexuals are all here. Women of Classical Mythology offers unprecedented access to information on women largely neglected in reference works on Greek and Roman myth and gives a fresh look at the better-known figures.
Location: Mugar Reference X BL715 .B445 1991Publication Date: 1991
The World of Classical Myth: gods and goddesses, heroines and heroes by Location: Mugar Stacks BL722 .R83 1994Publication Date: 1994
Classical Mythology: a Very Short Introduction by
his imaginative and stimulating Very Short Introduction goes beyond a simple retelling of the stories to explore the rich history and diverse interpretations of classical myths. It is a wide-ranging account, examining how classical myths are used and understood in both high art and popular culture, taking the reader from the temples of Crete to skyscrapers in New York, and finding classical myths in a variety of unexpected places: from arabic poetry and Hollywood films, to psychoanalysis, the bible, and New Age spiritualism.
Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2007
