Contains additional background information detailing the sixteen illustrations.
"The main object of this volume consists in outlining clearly and briefly, for the use of young students or of the busy general reader, the principal examples of the time-honored stories which have inspired our greatest poets and supplied endless material to painters, sculptors, and musicians ever since art began." — A.D. Guerber
Contains complete synopses of the world's most famous epics. If you don't have the time to read "The Odyssey", "The Iliad" or Dante etc. and need a concise yet comprehensive roundup - including quotes of important text passages - this book is for you. In addition to famous Greek and Latin epics, you'll find those of Spain, France, Italy, the British Isles, Germany and many more.
