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Arcadian Days: Gods, Women, and Men from Greek Myths

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"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"--Provided by publisher.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781639363186
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 336
  • Udgivet:
  • 7. marts 2023
  • Størrelse:
  • 155x33x231 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 476 g.
  • Ukendt - mangler pt..

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"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"--Provided by publisher.

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