Myths of the Ancient Greeks
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Editor: Richard P. MartinEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-04-01
ISBN: 0451206851
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: NAL Trade
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Book Review: "Just Okay"
Summary: 3 Stars
Richard P. Martin is a professor at Leland Stanfurd Junior University-and from a former Cal Bear, it showed in "Myths of the Ancient Greeks." His recollection, understanding, and explanation of the myths was certainly satisfactory, but his layout was questionable, at best, and I found my incredible memory-gasp-failing me at times when I needed to recollect stories that had been brought in previous chapters.
This book is more suited for young children than it is for college students or adults. It has hand-drawn pictures (drawn in modernity) lining some pages. Its tone is awfully condescending. It ignores one of the fundamental principles of sound writing, which is to act as though your reader has at least some information and understanding regarding your topic. Yet, I still can't argue with it, because it straightened out the most crooked of all lines, that much-too-long-and-diverse set of Greek narratives that may be considered religious, social, psychological, historical, or even agricultural in nature. Or, at least what I can remember of the book did that for me.
I didn't find this book great and didn't find it horrible, but it leans toward the bad more than the good. I strongly believe that it is in every man's power to just go get an Aeschylus, a Homer, or a Herodotus, and then if he has any questions to ask someone who will know. Nevertheless, for the less hard-working among us, it seems to be a fine alternative.
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