伊迪絲·漢密爾頓(Edith Hamilton,1867—1963)齣生於德國,生長於美國印第安納,是美國當代著名的古典文學傢及教育傢。7歲時,漢密爾頓在父親的指導下接觸拉丁文,隨後學習希臘文、法文、德文。她在慕尼黑大學研究古希臘羅馬文學,畢業後,一生從事古典文學的教學、研究和寫作。1922年,她工作退休,開始專職寫作,63歲時齣版第yi本著作《希臘精神》(1930),獲得廣泛贊譽。隨後齣版《羅馬精神》(1932)、《以色列的先知們》(1936)、《希臘戲劇三種》(1937,譯著)、《希臘文學的偉大時代》(1943)、《希臘羅馬神話》(1942,被美國各學校廣泛使用)、《真理的見證:基督和他的解釋者》(1949)、《上帝的代言人》(1949)和《希臘的迴聲》(1957)等多部著作。獲得多個榮譽學位與奬章,包括美國學院文藝奬(American Academy of Arts and Letters)等。1957年,90歲高齡的漢密爾頓被授予雅典榮譽市民,以肯定她在希臘神話及古典文學方麵的貢獻。
There has long been a need for the stories of ancient mythology written to appeal to the twentieth-century mind. Edith Hamilton's orderly and lucid presentation of Greek, Roman and Norse mythology promises the casual reader and the avid student a sound, modern and adult key to the foundation stones of world literature. She has not been content to be merely a reteller of tales. She has blended and organized the sometimes conflicting myths of the early storytellers, molding them with vivid clarity.
一直很想读完希腊神话的完整内容,但之前看的几个版本都让我兴致全无,翻一点就不想看了。这本其实也是随手在图书馆借的,没抱希望能读完,借了两个月,其中延期了一次,最后下定决心要读,竟然只花了一个星期,可以说是我看过最易读的版本了。 此书的优点和缺点都十分明显。脉...
評分The book Mythology by Edith Hamilton leads us on a different path to interpret those mysterious and somewhat contradictory stories, in an amicable way. Beautiful expressions attract us to dig between lines the gold and silver buried in those classical stori...
評分 評分近期在循着西方文学史补必看的书目,文海浩瀚,不免有些望洋兴叹的情绪。但一本《希腊罗马神话》下肚,看西方Historical Painting竟然亲热了许多,所以其实还是非常有用的,只好说服自己慢慢地看下去,补下去。Historical一词很难准确地在汉语中转译,尤其是将它和Painting结合...
評分The book Mythology by Edith Hamilton leads us on a different path to interpret those mysterious and somewhat contradictory stories, in an amicable way. Beautiful expressions attract us to dig between lines the gold and silver buried in those classical stori...
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