Arcadian Days : Gods, Women and Men from Greek Myth

Spurling, John

The Greek myths, refined by the great poets and playwrights of Ancient Greece, distil the essence of human life: its brief span, its pride, courage and insecurity, its anxious relationship with the natural world - earth, sea and sky, represented by powerful gods and monsters.

Taking inspiration from the incomparably beautiful and intense poetry of Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, Spurling - a lifelong classicist and an award-winning playwright and historical novelist - spins five more myths for contemporary readers. These captivating tales centre on male-female pairs - Prometheus and Pandora, Jason and the sorceress Medea, Oedipus and his daughter Antigone, Achilles and his mother Thetis, Odysseus and Penelope - that destroyed dynasties, raised and felled heroes, and sealed the fates of men.

Kustantaja: UKBooks
Sidosasu: Pehmeäkantinen
ean: 9780715654569
Ilmestymisvuosi: 2022
Kirjastoluokka: 84.5 Kaunokirjallisuus
Lajityyppi: Scifi, kauhu ja fantasia
Hyllypaikka (Sivullinen kirjakauppa): SCIFI&FANTASY