{"product_id":"arcadian-days-gods-women-and-men-from-greek-myths-hardcover","title":"Arcadian Days: Gods, Women, and Men from Greek Myths - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Spurling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Breathtakingly successful.\" --Michael Dirda, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA bold and dynamic retelling of five great male-female pairings from the Greek myths: Prometheus and Pandora, Jason and Medea, Oedipus and Antigone, Achilles and Thetis, and Odysseus and Penelope.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAward-winning historical novelist and playwright John Spurling draws on his lifelong love and knowledge of Classical Greek drama and poetry to reanimate five great male-female storylines from the Greek myths. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Greek myths, refined by the great poets and playwrights of ancient Greece, distil the essence of human life: its brief span, its pride, courage, and insecurity, its anxious relationship with the natural world--earth, sea, and sky, represented by powerful gods and monsters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking inspiration from the incomparably beautiful and intense poetry of Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, John Spurling--a lifelong classicist and an award-winning playwright--spins five myths for contemporary readers. These captivating tales center on male-female pairs--Prometheus and Pandora, Jason and the sorceress Medea, Oedipus and his daughter Antigone, Achilles and his mother Thetis, Odysseus and Penelope--who, in the course of their stories, destroyed dynasties, raised and felled heroes, and sealed the fates of men.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Spurling\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author and a prolific playwright with thirty plays performed on stage, radio, and television, including at the National Theater in London. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Thousand Things \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Walter Scott Prize) and \u003ci\u003eArcadian Nights: Greek Myths Reimagined.\u003c\/i\u003e John was born in Kisumu, Kenya, then later educated at St. John's College, Oxford. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. For more information, please visit www.johnspurling.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42170534035591,"sku":"9781639363186","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e5c3ab9685269216591d1bd19ddd76ef.webp?v=1733348936","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/arcadian-days-gods-women-and-men-from-greek-myths-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}