A Handbook to the Reception of Classical Mythology

<i>A Handbook to the Reception of Classical Mythology</i> presents a collection of essays that explore a wide variety of aspects of Greek and Roman myths and their critical reception from antiquity to the present day.<br /> <ul> <li>Reveals the importance of mythography to the survival, dissemination, and popularization of classical myth from the ancient world to the present day</li> <li>Features chronologically organized essays that address different sets of myths that were important in each historical era, along with their thematic relevance</li> <li>Features chronologically organized essays that address different sets of myths that were important in each historical era, along with their thematic relevance</li> <li>Offers a series of carefully selected in-depth readings, including both popular and less well-known examples</li> </ul>