- Publisher: Duckworth Overlook
- Year: 2016
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 230pp
- Illustrated: No
- Dimensions: 232x150mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.6kg
- ISBN: 9780715650479
- Product code: 509666
Arcadian Nights
Greek Myths Reimagined
John Spurling New Hardback
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Looking out from the terrace of his house above the Gulf of Argos, John Spurling intertwines ancient and modern in a re-imagining of Greek mythology. He tells stories of the god Apollo (who lends his name to the local football team) and the region’s great heroes – Agamemnon, Herakles, Perseus and Theseus – and locates the myths in their real-world settings.
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Ancient as they are, the Greek myths still resonate at the core of our literature and culture, and may well reveal more about human nature and the world we have created than we like to believe.
From the garden of his house in the Peloponnese overlooking the gulf of Argos, award-winning playwright and novelist John Spurling draws on a lifetime's engagement with the classics and with Greek culture to reanimate the characters of Apollo, Herakles, Theseus, Perseus and Agamemnon, along with the gods, demi-gods, monsters and mortals who shaped their destinies. Gripping, spirited and sometimes grisly, Spurling's fresh interpretations of these timeless tales bring both their heroes and their context vividly to life.
From the garden of his house in the Peloponnese overlooking the gulf of Argos, award-winning playwright and novelist John Spurling draws on a lifetime's engagement with the classics and with Greek culture to reanimate the characters of Apollo, Herakles, Theseus, Perseus and Agamemnon, along with the gods, demi-gods, monsters and mortals who shaped their destinies. Gripping, spirited and sometimes grisly, Spurling's fresh interpretations of these timeless tales bring both their heroes and their context vividly to life.
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Looking out from the terrace of his house above the Gulf of Argos, John Spurling intertwines ancient and modern in a re-imagining of Greek mythology. He tells stories of the god Apollo (who lends his name to the local football team) and the region’s great heroes – Agamemnon, Herakles, Perseus and Theseus – and locates the myths in their real-world settings.
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