Myths & Legends
By Neil Philip
1999
First Published
3.90
Average Rating
128
Number of Pages
A richly illustrated study of ancient myths and legends integrates magnificent art reproductions and artifacts with an informative text as its examines the complex mythology of classical Greece and Rome, Aboriginal Australia, and other great cultures.
Avg Rating
3.90
Number of Ratings
80
5 STARS
26%
4 STARS
46%
3 STARS
21%
2 STARS
4%
1 STARS
3%
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Author
Neil Philip
Author · 34 books
Neil Philip is a writer, folklorist and poet. He is married to the artist Emma Bradford, and lives in the Cotswolds, England. Neil loves words, poetry, and the art of storytelling in all its forms. Among his many books are A Fine Anger, Victorian Village Life, The Cinderella Story, The Penguin Book of English Folktales, Mythology (with Philip Wilkinson), The Great Mystery, War and the Pity of War, The New Oxford Book of Childrens Verse, The Tale of Sir Gawain, Horse Hooves & Chicken Feet, and The Adventures of Odysseus. Neil has contributed to numerous journals, including The Times, and Signal: Approaches to Childrens Books, and has also written for stage, screen, and radio. His work has won numerous awards and honours, including the Aesop Award of the American Folklore Society and the Literary Criticism Book Award of the Childrens Literature Association. Outside of the storied world, Neil is passionate about cats, art, music, France, food & wine, and friendship.
