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Greek myths : a new retelling / Charlotte Higgins ; drawings by Chris Ofili.
'Greek Myths' is a brilliantly original, landmark retelling of Greek myths, recounted as if they were actual scenes being woven into textiles by the women who feature prominently in them. While not explicitly feminist, these retellings aim to shift the focus away from traditional versions, which emphasize the tribulations and triumphs of male heroes.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593316269 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 318 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape, an imprint at Penguin Random House UK, in 2021." |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Athena -- Alcithoë -- Philomela -- Arachne -- Andromache -- Helen -- Circe -- Penelope. |
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| Subject: | Mythology, Greek. Women > Mythology > Greece. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 398.2093802 Higgi | 31681010262996 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
The chief culture writer for The Guardian offers a retelling of the Greek myths as though they were scenes being woven into textiles by the women who have prominent roles in the stories. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
The chief culture writer for The Guardian offers a retelling of the Greek myths as though they were scenes being woven into textiles by the women who have prominent roles in the stories. - Random House, Inc.
A brilliantly original, landmark retelling of Greek myths, recounted as if they were actual scenes being woven into textiles by the women who feature prominently in themâincluding Athena, Helen, Circe and Penelope
âGreek myths were full of powerful witches, unpredictable gods and sword-wielding slayers. They were also extreme: about families who turn murderously on each other; impossible tasks set by cruel kings; love that goes wrong; wars and journeys and terrible loss. There was magic, there was shape-shifting, there were monsters, there were descents to the land of the dead. Humans and immortals inhabited the same world, which was sometimes perilous, sometimes exciting.
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âThe stories were obviously fantastical. All the same, brothers really do war with each other. People tell the truth but arenât believed. Wars destroy the innocent. Lovers are parted. Parents endure the grief of losing children. Women suffer violence at the hands of men. The cleverest of people can be blind to what is really going on. The law of the land can contradict what you know to be just. Mysterious diseases devastate cities. Floods and fire tear lives apart.
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âFor the Greeks, the word muthos simply meant a traditional tale. In the twenty-first century, we have long left behind the political and religious framework in which these stories first circulatedâbut their power endures. Greek myths remain true for us because they excavate the very extremes of human experience: sudden, inexplicable catastrophe; radical reversals of fortune; and seemingly arbitrary events that transform lives. They deal, in short, in the hard, basic facts of the human condition.âÂ
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