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full title Mythology
author Edith Hamilton
type of work Nonfiction
genre Classical lore and legends, Norse legends
language English
time and place written 1930s, United States
date of first publication 1942
publisher Little, Brown and Company
narrator An omniscient narrator, suggestive of the author herself
point of view Edith Hamilton’s level and even-spirited scholarly voice provides the general point of view. The stories are told by omniscient narrators who are sympathetic to the protagonists yet instantly aware of their weaknesses or foolishness whenever it comes into play. Even these omniscient narrators have plenty of equanimity and are not terribly engaged in the stories they are telling.
tone Edith Hamilton clearly admires the greatness of antiquity, although at the same time posits myths as important mostly as progenitors of “us” and “our culture.”
tense Past
setting (time) Ancient times
setting (place) Greece and Rome, and, at the very end, Northern Europe
themes The dominance of fate; bloodshed begets bloodshed; the danger of arrogance and hubris; reward for goodness and retribution for evil
motifs The hero’s quest; beauty; love
symbols Cannibalism; art
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