The ebullient Fry takes on the Iliad, after ‘Mythos’ and ‘Heroes’.
Troy: Our Greatest Story Retold
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£20.00
Edition:Hardback978024142458229/10/2020
Categories: 07. Books for Christmas 2020: Literature & Ideas, Archaeology & Classics, Books for Christmas 2020, Literature, Reference & Ideas
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek and Roman literature, Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Ancient Greek style, c 1 to c 500 CE, Folklore, myths and legends, Mythical and legendary beings, monsters and creatures, Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales
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This is a new edition of V S Vernon Jones's translation, first published by Gregynog Press in the 1930s. The woodcuts are marvellous. Almost more for parents than children.
Aesop’s Fables
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Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
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How an ancient Greek text on mathematics shaped 2000 years of art, philosophy and literature, as well as science and maths.
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A trove of delights, from fragments of Sappho and Pindaric odes, to translations by Chapman, Shelley and Robert Fagles. Another delicious Everyman edition.
Poems from Greek Antiquity
Hardback £12.00