Arcadian days : gods, women and men from Greek myth
Book |
First Pegasus cloth edition. |
Pegasus Books,
New York, NY :
2023.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby | 292.13 Spu | Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
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, John Spurling—a lifelong classicist and an award-winning playwright—spins five myths for contemporary readers. These captivating tales center 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—who, in the course of their stories, destroyed dynasties, raised and felled heroes, and sealed the fates of men.
Details
- ISBN: 9781639363186
- Physical Description: xi, 323 pages
- Edition: First Pegasus cloth edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Pegasus Books, 2023.