Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold

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DESCRIPTION : 'A cracking good story' The Times Literary Supplement The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and arti sts as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce and Walt Disney.They are embedded deeply in the traditions, tales and cultural DNA of the West. In Stephen Fry's hands the stories of the titans and gods become a brilliantly entertaining account of ribaldry and revelry, warfare and worship, debauchery, love affairs and life lessons, slayings and suicides, triumphs and tragedies.You'll fall in love with Zeus, marvel at the birth of Athena, wince at Cronus and Gaia's revenge on Ouranos, weep with King Midas and hunt with the beautiful and ferocious Artemis.Thoroughly spellbinding, informative and moving, Stephen Fry's Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance. PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9780718188740 BY (AUTHOR) Fry, Stephen PUBLISHER : Penguin Books Ltd PUBLICATION DATE : October 27, 2017 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom IMPRINT : Michael Joseph Ltd LANGUAGE : English AGE : General PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback DIMENSION : 234 mm x 153 mm WEIGHT : 597 g PRODUCT CATEGORY : Biography, Literature & Literary studies Fiction & Related items Show more