Arcadian days
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Taking inspiration from the incomparably beautiful and intense poetry of Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, Spurling – a lifelong classicist and historical novelist – spins five more myths for contemporary readers.
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.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 26 mei 2022
Aantal pagina's: 320
Kaarten inbegrepen: Nee
Hoofdauteur: John Spurling
Hoofduitgeverij: Duckworth
Originele titel: Arcadian Days: Gods, Women and Men from Greek Myth: Gods, Women and Men from Greek Myth – from the winner of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction
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Product breedte: 129 mm
Product lengte: 198 mm
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Verpakking breedte: 129 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 198 mm
Verpakking lengte: 198 mm
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EAN: 9780715654569