Songs on Bronze: The Greek Myths Made Real
by Spivey, Nigel
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- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 0739463594
- ISBN 13
- 9780739463598
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About This Item
Farrar Straus Giroux, 2005. Trade Paperback As New. Jacket art: Warrior (detail) from the sea off Riace, c. 360-450 b.c.e., bronze. Glossy, clean, unmarked wrappers; tight, solid, square binding. Internals pristine. Content: "Songs on Bronze originated from the desire to fashion a single, organic narrative of as much Greek mythology as most people might want or need to know. This means a less than comprehensive work. Not every tale of the ancient Greek repertoire has been included here. Some stories - such as the saga of the Seven Against Thebes - are much abbreviated. I wanted this book to be a fluent read, not an unrelenting inventory of names, places, and atrocious events . As for pursuing any historical 'reality' behind the war at Troy, or plotting the precise route taken by the Argonauts, I have gone no further than to weave in some incidental details derived from Bronze Age archaeology. If myths were bound by time and place, then they would not be myths. Nevertheless, I have tried above all to visualize how legends were formed, to convey the marvelous immediacy of these ancient story lines.." 8vo. 255 pages. 2005, Farrar Straus Giroux.
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- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
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- 030072
- Title
- Songs on Bronze: The Greek Myths Made Real
- Author
- Spivey, Nigel
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0739463594
- ISBN 13
- 9780739463598
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall
- Keywords
- GREEK MYTHOLOGY; ANCIENT GREECE; HERAKLES (HERCULES); THESEUS; PERSEUS; ACHILLES, ODYSSEUS; HOUSE OF ATREUS; OEDIPUS;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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