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Odyssey : the Greek myths reimagined
First Author value, for Searching:
Fry, Stephen, 1957- author.
Format:
Libros
Abstract:
The legendary actor and beloved author Stephen Fry retells the adventures of Odysseus for the fourth and final installment in his internationally bestselling Greek Myths series. Odysseus's journey from the battlefields of Troy to his home in Ithaca is one of the greatest stories ever told. From the lotus-eaters to the sirens, from Circe to the Cyclops, this is a tale of thrilling adventures, cunning escapes, and enduring devotion. Stephen Fry breathes new life into the ancient poem with humor and pathos. Illustrated throughout with classical art inspired by the myths, this gorgeous volume invites you to explore a captivating world with a brilliant storyteller as your guide.
Contents:
Maps -- "Ithaca" -- Introduction -- Storms. The gods look down -- The fleets -- The Isle of the Winds -- Carthage. Theo and Deo -- Landfall -- A divine plea -- In Carthage -- The hunt -- The king of men. Home! -- Mother and son. The olive-tree bed -- Mentes catches an apple -- Pylos -- Sparta -- Helen and Menelaus -- The sea speaks -- Olympian games -- On Calypso's Isle. The message -- The farewell -- The wrath of Poseidon -- The white Goddess -- The cursed children. Focus on Phocis -- Return to Mycenae -- Revenge -- The gods confer -- The furies -- The trial -- The idol. To Tauris -- Odysseus. The stranger on the shore -- The land of the Lotus-Eaters -- The Cyclopes -- The winds -- Circe. Aeaea -- The underworld -- Return to Aeaea -- Siren Rock -- Scylla and Charybdis -- The Oxen of the Sun -- To Ithaca -- In Ithaca. An alien shore -- To the piggery -- Telemachus returns -- Now there are three -- Medon overstates and overhears -- The beggar -- The scar -- Philoetius the cowherd -- Penelope's challenge -- The winner -- Home -- Further adventures. The and now -- The Greeks got there before us -- The Hill of Ares.
Tema:
| Mythology, Greek. |
| Heroes -- Greece -- Legends. |
| Voyages and travels -- Mythology. |
| Mythologie grecque. |
| Héros -- Grèce -- Légendes. |
| Myths. |
| Mythology. |
| Adaptations. |
| Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) |
| Penelope (Greek mythological character) |
| Agamemnon, King of Mycenae (Mythological character) |
| Homer. Odyssey -- Adaptations. |
Summary:
The legendary actor and beloved author Stephen Fry retells the adventures of Odysseus for the fourth and final installment in his internationally bestselling Greek Myths series. Odysseus's journey from the battlefields of Troy to his home in Ithaca is one of the greatest stories ever told. From the lotus-eaters to the sirens, from Circe to the Cyclops, this is a tale of thrilling adventures, cunning escapes, and enduring devotion. Stephen Fry breathes new life into the ancient poem with humor and pathos. Illustrated throughout with classical art inspired by the myths, this gorgeous volume invites you to explore a captivating world with a brilliant storyteller as your guide.
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