The Greek myths / Robert Graves

A comprehensive retelling of Greek mythology, this volume presents the legends of gods and heroes as a continuous narrative. The text includes scholarly analysis, cross-references, and historical interpretations of the ancient tales.

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vernon_accession 13722
vernon_id 21905
vernon_slug the-greek-myths-robert-graves
vernon_authors Robert Graves
vernon_tags Greece -- History, Mythology, Classical, Mythology, Greek, Gods, Greek, Greek language, Classical languages, Greece -- Civilisation
vernon_production_date 2011
vernon_brief_description 'Icarus disobeyed his father's instructions and began soaring towards the sun, rejoiced by the lift of his great sweeping wings. Presently, when Daedalus looked over his shoulder, he could no longer see Icarus; but scattered feathers floated on the waves below . . . ' Including many of the greatest stories ever told ? the labours of Hercules, the voyage of the Argonauts, Theseus and the minotaur, Midas and his golden touch, the Trojan War and Odysseus's journey home ? Robert Graves's superb and comprehensive retelling of the Greek myths for a modern audience has been regarded for over fifty years as the definitive version. With a novelist's skill and a poet's eye, Graves draws on the entire canon of ancient literature, bringing together all the elements of every myth into one epic and unforgettable story. Ideal for the first time reader, it can be read as a single, continuous narrative, while full commentaries, with cross-references, interpretations, variants and explanations, as well as a comprehensive index of names, make it equally valuable as a work of scholarly reference for anyone seeking an authoritative and detailed account of the gods, heroes and extraordinary events that provide the bedrock of Western literature.
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