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Published December 20, 2022 | Version v1
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Classical Mythology and Children's Literature... An Alphabetical Odyssey

Authors/Creators

  • 1. University of New England, Australia
  • 2. Panoply Vase Animation Project

Contributors

  • 1. Faculty of "Artes Liberales", University of Warsaw, Poland
  • 2. Panoply Vase Animation Project

Description

The book takes readers on a journey through the oceans of children’s books inspired by ancient Greek and Roman mythology. The 26 chapters (arranged alphabetically) discuss elements important in literature for young readers, providing insights into how mythical adaptations, retellings, and allusions connect with aspects of childhood and adolescence.

Illustrations by Steve K. Simons

The volume was published in the series Our Mythical Childhood.

This Project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No 681202 (2016–2022), Our Mythical Childhood… The Reception of Classical Antiquity in Children’s and Young Adults’ Culture in Response to Regional and Global Challenges, ERC Consolidator Grant led by Katarzyna Marciniak.

Project’s Website: www.omc.obta.al.uw.edu.pl

ISBN 978-83-235-5721-0 (hardcopy) ISBN 978-83-235-5729-6 (pdf online)
ISBN 978-83-235-5737-1 (e-pub) ISBN 978-83-235-5745-6 (mobi)

Notes

The book is available online and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons: Uznanie autorstwa 3.0 Polska licence (CC BY 3.0 PL), a copy of which is available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/pl/legalcode.

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Funding

European Commission
OurMythicalChildhood - Our Mythical Childhood... The Reception of Classical Antiquity in Children’s and Young Adults’ Culture in Response to Regional and Global Challenges 681202