… What may be the most enticing feature for readers is how analyses are written to connect
ancient mythology with contemporary stories. For example, when discussing … Using
contemporary popular culture to teach themes, imagery, and symbolism of mythology
serves to engage students. Appropriate for those new to mythology and for those teaching it,
this reader will be an invaluable tool for study of mythology. Summing Up: **** Essential.
Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; faculty.--…