Dont Know Much About World Myths, Kenneth C. Davis
Dont Know Much About World Myths, Kenneth C. Davis
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Don't Know Much About World Myths

Author: Kenneth C. Davis

Narrator: Jason Harris, John Bedford Lloyd

Unabridged: 4 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/08/2005


Synopsis

Employing the popular Don't Know Much About® style, with its familiar question-and-answer format, DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT MYTHOLOGY will explore the myths of the world, their impact on history, and their continuing role in our lives. It will offer listeners a wide-ranging, comprehensive, entertaining and listenable survey of the great myths of world civilizations, how they came to be, what they meant to the people who created them, how they influenced society, literature and art through history, and how they still speak to us today. Mythology is alive today in our art, literature, theatre, dreams, psychology--and certainly our language. "Pandora's Box," "Golden Fleece," "Labor of Hercules," and "Wheel of Fortune" are just a few of the words and phrases that come from a world of mythology and still color our speech. Using humor, contemporary references, and anecdotal material from mythology, extensive research based on recent archaeology which often reveals the history behind mythology and surprising information that breaks down conventional wisdom, DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT MYTHOLOGY will ultimately be about stories--the great and timeless tales that have fascinated people around the planet for several millennia.

About The Author

Kenneth C. Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of A Nation Rising; America’s Hidden History; and Don’t Know Much About® History, which sold more than 1.6 million copies, and gave rise to his phenomenal Don’t Know Much About® series for adults and children. He blogs regularly at www.dontknowmuch.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kevin on September 01, 2015

If you are looking for a descent, surface, introductory read on mythology this is the book for you. If you are looking for a deeper dive and really exploring the nuances and depth of world myths, you'll be sorely disappointed. Excellent book - for the right audience. Just set your expectations approp......more

Goodreads review by Tim on April 01, 2021

Obviously designed for kids, it's a decent whirlwind tour of world mythology, enough just to whet your appetite for more.......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on March 02, 2020

The audiobook narration was too fast, like speed reading. My kids wanted just a bit more detail, as they were left with questions ru almost every myth.......more

Goodreads review by Vicky on March 12, 2022

If you want an intro to mythology that addresses girls with any discussion of their low societal status and how it is perpetuated, then this is not the book for you. At the very least the producers could have chosen an adult woman narrator for some part of the book rather than relegating a small, gi......more

Goodreads review by Gina on August 31, 2016

Totally loved this book! Even learned something of African folk tales that I can use at our Florida Ren Fest! It's read so well and just a lot of life in these lessons! Not boring at all and well worth as gifts to others!......more