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Looking for read-alikes for Classical Myth by Barry B. Powell? These 24 titles overlap in Folklore & Mythology, Literary Criticism, and Social Science and overall literary texture.

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Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

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Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

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Beowulf A New Feminist Translation of the Epic Poem

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Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

Beowulf Poem, Poet and Hero — Heather O’Donoghue

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Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

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Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

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Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

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Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

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Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

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Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

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Gods and Mortals Ancient Greek Myths for Modern Readers

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Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

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Literature and the Gods

Roberto Calasso

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

The Oxford Handbook of American Folklore and Folklife Studies — Simon J. Bronner

The Oxford Handbook of American Folklore and Folklife Studies

Simon J. Bronner

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

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Dahomean Narrative A Cross-cultural Analysis

Melville Jean Herskovits

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology — Theresa Bane

Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

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Tales of the Elders of Ireland

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

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Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code A Historian Reveals what We Really Know about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Constantine

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

Uncovering Celtic Mythology — Lucas Russo

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Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

The Poetic Edda A Collection of Old Norse Poems — Unkown

The Poetic Edda A Collection of Old Norse Poems

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

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Rosemary Sutcliff

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

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Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

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Sita An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana

Devdutt Pattanaik

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

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Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

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Sagas of Warrior-poets

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

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Campfire Stories Tales from America’s National Parks

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Literary Criticism • Social Science

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Folklore & Mythology, Literary Criticism, Social Science — the same threads that run through Classical Myth by Barry B. Powell. Among the authors featured: Ronan Coghlan, Bruce Fudge, Maria Dahvana Headley, Heather O'Donoghue, and others.

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