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William Sherwood Fox (1878–1967)

Auteur de Greek and Roman [mythology]

7 oeuvres 35 utilisateurs 2 critiques

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Œuvres de William Sherwood Fox

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Nom canonique
Fox, William Sherwood
Date de naissance
1878
Date de décès
1967
Sexe
male
Nationalité
Canada
Lieux de résidence
London, Ontario, Canada
Professions
university president
naturalist
Organisations
University of Western Ontario
Prix et distinctions
Sherwood Fox Arboretum, London, Ontario, Canada
Courte biographie
Dr. W. Sherwood Fox was The University of Western Ontario's third president from 1927-1947.

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A good compilation of various Greek & Roman myths with parallels & differences pointed out. It's the first in a series of books that tries to look at all mythology. I've never read the rest of the series, having obtained this book used from a library. It has a good index.
 
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jimmaclachlan | 1 autre critique | Sep 25, 2009 |
I suppose that some of the work in this book, one of a 13 volume set written between 1916 and 1932 (reprinted in the 1960s, has been changed by more recent scholarship, but there is still nothing to equal this fantastic achievement. The set includes not only the more familiar myths such as Greek and Roman, but pretty well succeeds in its goal to include all of humanity. The text is extremely detailed but very readable; none of the turgid prose so often associated with academia. The volumes contain numerous illustrations, both in the text and as plates (mostly black & white.)
One of the most useful parts of the set is the final volume, an extremely detailed index, which allows the reader to pursue a theme, or even a topic as specific as the significance of belts, across all the volumes. The individual volumes do not have their own indices, but the tables of contents are fairly detailed. The books appear to have been issued without dust jackets.
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PuddinTame | 1 autre critique | Aug 9, 2009 |

Statistiques

Œuvres
7
Membres
35
Popularité
#405,584
Évaluation
3.8
Critiques
2
ISBN
11