Theories of Mythology

by Eric Csapo

Theories of Mythology provides students with both a history of theories of myth and a practical ‘how-to’ guide to interpreting myth, the most elementary form of narrative.

Genres: Nonfiction, Mythology, Academic, Classical Studies, School, Anthropology, Classics

355 pages, Hardcover

First published January 24, 2005

Reviews

[Brenda · Rating 2 out of 5]

resource book (required reading) for Mythology course

[ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

the haze of absolute misery i read this book with clouds my judgement

[Sarah u]

Notes for me:

I've read several chapters of this work for my university studies. I am shelving it because I want to read the book in its entirety at some point and so need to remember the title/author.

[Maya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Please check out my in depth review of this book on my blog:

Theories of Mythology by Eric Csapo

[l · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a good primer but the material doesn't really interest me.

[Maaike · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book was fine, it's just that the subject is really dry and theoretical. This made it hard to get through. Would definitely not read it if it wasn't required for the subject.

[Mallory · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good survey of the various approaches to the study of mythology. We had an excellent discussion on it in the seminar.

[Charlie Fenton · Rating 4 out of 5]

(Only read first chapter for my Classical Mythology module at university)

[Harold · Rating 3 out of 5]

The only problem with this book is that it is insufferably dull.