We are happy to present the results of Australian research within of Our Mythical Childhood project – an amazing journey through ancient Greek and Roman mythological motifs in children’s and young adult literature:
Classical Mythology and Children’s Literature… An Alphabetical Odyssey by Elizabeth Hale and Miriam Riverlea, illustrated by Steve K. Simons, Warsaw: Warsaw University Press, 2022, 467 pp., https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323557296.
Have you ever wondered why Pegasus is so popular in children’s stories? Why does the Minotaur speak to so many teenagers? What is it about the Underworld that attracts so many lovers of romance?
This guide provides a set of keywords and concepts useful for students and teachers working with classical material and children’s literature.
The visual frame for the narration was created by Steve K. Simons – our colleague from the Panoply Vase Animation Project.
This is the third book in the Our Mythical Childhood series edited by Katarzyna Marciniak. All volumes are available in open access via the publisher’s website. More are coming soon!
More about the book: http://www.omc.obta.al.uw.edu.pl/alphabetical-odyssey
You may also visit Elizabeth Hale’s blog: https://antipodeanodyssey.wordpress.com
Post and photos by Olga Strycharczyk
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