From stevenlemmel@email.msn.com Sun Apr 8 02:12:08 2001 Received: from mxu3.u.washington.edu (mxu3.u.washington.edu [140.142.33.7]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.11.2+UW01.01/8.11.2+UW01.03) with ESMTP id f389C5K06892 for ; Sun, 8 Apr 2001 02:12:05 -0700 Received: from cpimssmtpu09.email.msn.com (cpimssmtpu09.email.msn.com [207.46.181.84]) by mxu3.u.washington.edu (8.11.2+UW01.01/8.11.2+UW01.03) with ESMTP id f389C5b04320 for ; Sun, 8 Apr 2001 02:12:05 -0700 Received: from stevenlemmel ([63.20.67.115]) by cpimssmtpu09.email.msn.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.3225); Sun, 8 Apr 2001 02:12:00 -0700 Message-ID: <004201c0c00b$b5d3be20$7343143f@stevenlemmel> From: "Marny Lemmel" To: References: <3ACF740B.F04DCE89@caratzas.com> Subject: Re: Richardson, Stories of the Greeks and Romans Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 05:10:06 -0400 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Apr 2001 09:12:01.0378 (UTC) FILETIME=[F890B420:01C0C00B] Yes, I would much appreciate a desk copy. I teach at a small Catholic liberal arts college in Columbus, Ohio Dominican College. I'm an adjunct, so if you would please send it to my home, it would be appreciated: Dr. Marny Lemmel, 5867 Mall View Court, Columbus, OH 43231-2921. Sincerely Yours, Marny Lemmel ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. S. Philobiblos" To: Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 4:09 PM Subject: Richardson, Stories of the Greeks and Romans > The subscribers to this list may be interested to learn of this new > publication aimed mainly at mythology courses. If you would like a desk > copy fell free to respond at the e-mail address above. You may also want > to look at our web site, www.caratzas.com. > Best regards, > Christiane Lange > Caratzas/Melissa > Customer Service Dept. > > Stories of the Greeks and Romans > Introduction to Classical Mythology > Donald Richardson > Pages/Illustr. xx+532 > ISBN: 0-89241-515-0 (clothbound); ISBN: 0-89241-549-5 (paperbound) > The study of mythology properly begins with the myths themselves, with a > retelling of them that engages the imagination of the reader so that he > or she is drawn into the world of gods, heroes and legendary monsters. > Dr. Richardson has set forth the stories of ancient Greece and Rome as > coherently as possible in a prose that is graphic and contemporary but > that retains some of the lyricism and drama of the ancient bards and > poets. He presents the reader with a manageable number of gods and > heroes, whose personalities and deeds spring so vividly to life that > they soon seem like old acquaintances. The Stories of the Greeks and > Romans is divided into seven sections: "Primal Times," "The Ways of the > Gods to Men and Women," "Quest for the Golden Fleece," "Athens and > Thebes," "The Indomitable Heracles," "The Trojan War," and "Aftermath." > Each of the sections is followed by an appendix titled "Further > Reflections: Sources and Shapers," providing a cultural and historical > context for the myths, their influence in the later period and a > springboard for further reading. Also in this section are discussions of > the ancient literary texts and images and their transmutations over the > centuries, until our period.The book is intended as a textbook for > introductory mythology courses, and for courses in other disciplines > requiring a working knowledge of mythological themes and characters. Dr. > Richardson's engaging and accessible treatment of the material does, > however, also make this book useful and enjoyable outside the classroom > and it may be fruitfullly read by anyone interested in Greek and Roman > myths. > > .