Aphrodite to Zeus: An Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology examines the best-known figures of Greek and Roman mythology together with the great works of classical literature that are the sources for our mythological understanding. In 365 A-to-Z entries, this new encyclopedia presents ancient mythology from a literary perspective and features numerous illustrations from both ancient and modern works of fine art to show how myths have been transmitted in visual form through the ages. ..

Greek and Roman mythology has fascinated people for more than two millennia, and its influence on cultures throughout Europe, America, North Africa, and the Middle East attests to the universal appeal of the stories. This title examines the best-known figures of Greek and Roman mythology together with the great works of classic literature. ..

In Poetic Autonomy in Ancient Rome , Luke Roman offers a major new approach to the study of ancient Roman poetry. A key term in the modern interpretation of art and literature, aesthetic autonomy refers to the idea that the work of art belongs to a realm of its own, separate from ordinary br activities and detached from quotidian interests. While scholars have often insisted that aesthetic autonomy is an exclusively modern concept and cannot be applied to other historical periods, the book argues that poets in ancient Rome employed a rhetoric of autonomy to define their position br within Roman society and establish the distinctive value of their work. This stu ..