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From: ph@wucec2.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.books
Subject: Re: greek myths books
Message-ID: <1479@wucec2.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 15-Mar-86 08:35:20 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar 15 08:35:20 1986
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Reply-To: ph@wucec2.UUCP (Paul Hahn)
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In article <729@petsd.UUCP> cjh@petsd.UUCP (Chris Henrich) writes:
>In article <3185@sdcc3.UUCP> Nancy writes:
>>Does anyone know any good books about the Greek Myths? . . .
>
>_Hercules, My Shipmate_, by Robert Graves, is about the
>Argonauts. . . .

	    In addition, Graves has a two-volume work, THE GREEK MYTHS,
	which I must admit I have not read but have glanced through.
	From my experience of Graves' immense scholarship in other
	works, though (the historical appendices to works like HERCULES,
	MY SHIPMATE and KING JESUS are most impressive), I have no
	qualms about recommending it.  Warning: it may seem rather dry
	at times, since he is careful to note variant versions and
	sources and other such scholarly matters in addition to telling
	the story of the myths.
						--pH
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