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The first anthology ever to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories--from myths and fairy tales to jokes. Captured centaurs and satyrs, talking animals, people who suddenly change sex, men who give birth, the temporarily insane and the permanently thick-witted, delicate sensualists, incompetent seers, a woman who remembers too much, a man who cannot laugh--these are just some of the colorful characters who feature in the unforgettable stories that ancient Greeks and Romans told in their daily lives. Together they created an incredibly rich body of popular oral stories that include, but range well beyond, mythology--from heroic legends, fairy tales, and fables to ghost stories, urban legends, and jokes. This unique anthology presents the largest collection of these tales ever assembled. Featuring nearly four hundred stories in authoritative and highly readable translations, this is the first book to offer a representative selection of the entire range of traditional classical storytelling. Set mostly in the world of humans, not gods, these stories focus on figures such as lovers, tricksters, philosophers, merchants, rulers, athletes, artists, and soldiers. The n

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Author

Hansen, William; Fawkes, Glynnis; Fawkes, Glynnis

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781400884674

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Collections, Science, Folklore

Rating

4.5 / 5 (61 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14