Myth Into Art: Poet and Painter in Classical Greece

by H.A. Shapiro

Myth into Art is a comparative study of mythological narrative in Greek poetry and the visual arts. Thirty of the major myths are surveyed, focusing on Homer, lyric poetry and Attic tragedy. On the artistic side, the emphasis is on Athenian and South Italian vases. The book offers undergraduate students an introduction both to mythology and to the use of visual sources in the study of Greek myth.

Genres: Mythology

220 pages, Paperback

First published April 21, 1994

Reviews

[Linniegayl]

I read this for a class on Greek mythology and it definitely served my purposes.

[Midori]

Not above average... it reminds me of Carpenter's study on iconography...