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.
Publisher: Duckworth BooksISBN: 9780715654569Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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