It is a collection that will be avidly read and treasured by children, and rediscovered with nostalgic zeal by adults. Demeter mourning her daughter Persephone, Icarus flying too close to the sun, Theseus and the Minotaur … all are captured here with the author’s characteristic erudition and flair. However, it has to be said that the vast majority of reprints, even of volumes originally published ten or twenty years ago, are reissued in the original size and very often in superior versions. But this book has a dynamic, almost aggressive boredom about it, the kind that grabs hold of your lapels and bashes your head repeatedly against the wall with all these characters, lineages, and stories that disappear under a welter of detail. With a novelist's skill and a poet's eye, Graves draws on the entire canon of ancient literature, bringing together all the elements of every myth into one epic and unforgettable story.

Robert Graves (1895 - 1985) was a novelist, poet, historian, critic and translator, author of some 140 books, and one of the greatest figures of 20th century British literature. One was that I enjoyed a pilot episode of I, Claudius, so I assumed that the writing on which it was based must have been pretty good.Se devo fare un appunto alla versione audio devo dire che l'attore, per me, ha letto un po' troppo velocemente. Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centres that host Etsy. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. But as before, the coloured illustrations in the single volume are far superior, while the smaller sized multi-volume set is probably easier to read.

You might like to consider the Loeb Classical Library edition of The Library by Apollodorus translated by James G Frazer - he of The Golden Bough. Having done that though, I can honestly say that I am completely convinced that Graves' organizational scheme in this reference book is nothing short of brilliant. The first great English detective novel, Wilkie Collins’ The Moonstone is presented in a Folio Society limited edition of 750 numbered copies.This book is a weird combination of extremely thorough mythology encyclopedia and bizarre conspiracy theories concocted by the author.

Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions.Folio commissioned Hokyoung Kim for the artwork, while the late author’s wife, Wendy Benchley, provides a fascinating new introduction. Each story is accompanied by Graves’ interpretation of the origins and deeper meaning of the story, giving a reader an unparalleled insight into the customs and development of the Greek world. Her designs extend to the binding, with motifs depicting the myths, while her double-spread, full-colour map places the ancient tales in their geographical context. It's clear that the author carried out very thorough reading on the subject but was too determined to fit in every alternative version when sketching the tales (and he does sketch them - the characters never come to life and the stories are mere accounts); 'according to some' and 'others say' are phrases which occur frequently throughout the book and sometimes even lists of alternative names are provided in this manner. The first book covers the basics, starting with well written introductions from the Editor and Author as well as a Forward, moving on into the beginnings of Greek mythology – essentially creation mythology, how and where Gods and deities were born, who their parents and children were.

I did not know who the hell Robert Graves was at the time - I was captivated by the covers of the Penguin India edition (it was in two volumes), and I was nuts over mythology, so I immediately bought it. There’s even Edith Hamilton’s timeless book, Mythology, not limited to Greek myths but also including some Roman and Norse as well, which remains a superb introduction into the field. We take intellectual property concerns very seriously, but many of these problems can be resolved directly by the parties involved. Each myth is presented in the voice of a narrator, and each God or Goddess is introduced as they are born. Great feats of both heroism and cruelty are recorded in these powerful and dramatic stories which have influenced storytelling ever since.In Graves' version the myths are not child friendly and a lot more graphic than I remember Edith Hamilton's version. This was interesting as I learned some new things and was able to make some connections between the family lines, or names I had heard from other retellings of the myth- I loved discovering something new! Di sicuro è una lettura impegnativa, ben più approfondita dei racconti più famosi che siamo abituati a leggere.