Results for: books tagged ‘Mythology’
Geeta: Shri'Swami Purohit
Shri Purohit Swami, an Indian mystic and poet whose work was much admired by W.B. Yeats, first published his translation of The Geeta in the 1930s. It remains the finest ... More
Seize the Fire: Tom Paulin
After the success of The Riot Act, his version of Sophocles's Antigone, Tom Paulin turned his formidable powers of transformation on Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound. Commissioned by the Open University, Paulin ... More
Violetta and Her Sisters: Nicholas John
Over Nine Waves: Marie Heaney
'These legends are the action-packed stories - of ancient heroes, huge battles, attempted invasions, prophecies and spells, clashes between the underworld and the real world, abductions, love affairs and feasts ... More
Mutabilitie: Frank McGuinness
Set in Ireland in the sixteenth century, Mutabilitie explores the area where myth meets and transforms reality and where the harshness of life is transmuted into hope by the chance ... More
The White Goddess: Robert Graves
This labyrinthine and extraordinary book, first published more than fifty years ago, was the outcome of Graves's vast reading and curious research into strange territories of folklore, mythology, religion and ... More
War Music: Christopher Logue
I'm a Man: Ruth Padel
This is a witty, sparklingly argued study about the links between rock, maleness, and the Greek myths. In a boldly original thesis, Ruth Padel examines a hundred interweaving strands of ... More
Euripides' Alcestis: Ted Hughes
Alcestis is the story of a king, Admetus, who is able to escape death because his wife, Alcestis, has volunteered to die in his place. Ted Hughes's version goes beyond ... More
The Faber Book of Greek Legends: Kathleen Lines
What was the Golden Fleece? What was the Apple of Discord? Who were the Pleiades?This acclaimed anthology of Greek legends contains twenty-five stories told by eleven different authors including Charles ... More
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