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- Book Title
- The Vatican Mythographers
- Publication Date
- 2008-06-30
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN
- 9780823228928
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Fordham University Press
ISBN-10
0823228924
ISBN-13
9780823228928
eBay Product ID (ePID)
64036863
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Vatican Mythographers
Publication Year
2008
Subject
Medieval, Christian Theology / History, Folklore & Mythology
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Religion, Social Science
Series
Medieval Philosophy: Texts and Studies
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
20.4 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2008-003832
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Reviews
Fills a real scholarly void . . . a valuable addition to scholarly literature. -----Frank Coulson, Ohio State University, A precise and readable translation . . . extraordinarily carefully executed. -----Andrew Galloway, Cornell University, "Fills a real scholarly void . . . a valuable addition to scholarly literature." --Frank Coulson, Ohio State University, Pepin has given students of the Middle Ages a lucid translation of three important works, especially the valuable Third Mythography.-John P. McCall First complete English translation of three Latin texts discovered in the 19th century that contain collections of ancient mythology, with commentary, compiled in the Vatican. A precise and readable translation . . . extraordinarily carefully executed.-Andrew Galloway
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
292.1/3
Synopsis
The Vatican Mythographers offers the first complete English translation of three medieval manuscripts discovered in the Vatican library and published in the nineteenth century. The so-called Vatican Mythographers compiled, analyzed, interpreted, and transmitted a vast collection of myths for use by students, poets, and artists. In terms consonant with Christian purposes, they elucidated the fabulous narratives of Ovid, Virgil, Statius, and other poets of antiquity. Above all, they provided moral allegories. Thus we learn that Bacchus is a naked youth who rides a tiger because drunkenness is never mature, denudes us of possessions, and begets ferocity; or that Ulysses, husband of Penelope, passed by the monstrous Scylla unharmed because a wise man bound to chastity overcomes lust. The translation is prefaced by an introduction that discusses the purposes of the Vatican Mythographers, the influences on them, and their place in medieval and Renaissance mythography. The book also entertains with a host of stories whose undying appeal captivates, charms, inspires, instructs, and sometimes horrifies us., The Vatican Mythographers offers the first complete English translation of three important sources of knowledge about the survival of classical mythology from the Carolingian era to the High Middle Ages and beyond. The Latin texts were discovered in manuscripts in the Vatican library and published together in the nineteenth century. The three so-called Vatican Mythographers compiled, analyzed, interpreted, and transmitted a vast collection of myths for use by students, poets, and artists. In terms consonant with Christian purposes, they elucidated the fabulous narratives and underlying themes in the works of Ovid, Virgil, Statius, and other poets of antiquity. In so doing, the Vatican Mythographers provided handbooks that included descriptions of ancient rites and customs, curious etymologies, and, above all, moral allegories. Thus we learn that Bacchus is a naked youth who rides a tiger because drunkenness is never mature, denudes us of possessions, and begets ferocity; or that Ulysses, husband of Penelope, passed by the monstrous Scylla unharmed because a wise man bound to chastity overcomes lust. The extensive collection of myths illustrates how this material was used for moral lessons. To date, the works of the Vatican Mythographers have remained inaccessible to scholars and students without a good working knowledge of Latin. The translation thus fulfills a scholarly void. It is prefaced by an introduction that discusses the purposes of the Vatican Mythographers, the influences on them, and their place in medieval and Renaissance mythography. Of course, it also entertains with a host of stories whose undying appeal captivates, charms, inspires, instructs, and sometimes horrifies us. The book should have wide appeal for a whole range of university courses involving myth.
LC Classification Number
PA6139.M9M9713 2008
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- a***n (53)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseMistakenly ordered a paperback that I thought was a hardcover, not sellers fault; it was described properly on the listing. Seller still processed a refund the day I went to return the item and let me keep the item anyway. A+++ service. Book arrived quickly in great condition and for a great price. Thank you so much! Amazing seller!
- n***c (96)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseseller was communicative about my shipment, media mail took a while and tracking wasn't updated frequently, but seller communicated to me very quickly on status. the item came new and wrapped as described, though the packaging in it was packed wasn't sturdy and falling apart when it got to me.