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.
- ISBN10 0715650475
- ISBN13 9780715650479
- Publish Date 24 September 2016 (first published 2 February 2016)
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 27 October 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Prelude
- Imprint Duckworth
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Language English