Mythos : Stephen Fry. the Greek myths retold /

By:

Fry, Stephen, 1957- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: [London, England] : Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2017Description: 441 pages : color illustrations, maps (some color) ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781405934138
9780718188726 (hbk.)
0718188721 (hbk.)
9780718188740
0718188748

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

398.20938 FRY/M

LOC classification:

BL783 .F79 2017

Summary: The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	MES KC LIBRARY ENGLISH	Fiction	398.20938 FRY/M (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	GR18R1		42822

Includes bibliographical references (pages 406-409).

The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists 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.

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