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Hercules, My Shipmate eBook
language: english
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RosettaBooks, March of 2014 ‧
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The author of I, Claudius puts his own twist on the myth of the Argonauts’ quest for the Golden Fleece: "A tour de force . . . A richly tapestried epic" (Kirkus Reviews).
An inventive reimagining of the story of Jason and the Argonauts, this novel by renowned poet and classicist Robert Graves brings heroic figures of Hellenistic myth to life. Graves’s Jason is belligerent, energetic, and full of life, and the society Graves builds for him is outlandish and deeply invested in ancient cults.
Against this primitive, religious backdrop, the charismatic Jason assembles a crew and sets out to retrieve the sacred gold-trimmed fleece that is sacred to Zeus, and that has been stolen by worshippers of the Triple Goddess. Accompanying him is Hercules, a brave warrior known more for his brawn, and his astonishingly good luck, than his brains. Robert Graves builds a compelling world that sets Hellenistic magic and mystery in a surprisingly gritty, realistic setting, a fascinating read for fans of Greek mythology.
"A witty historical novel with much insider’s lore on cult and ritual." —The New York Review of Books
"Richly readable, thoroughly classical yet individually interpreted, this is a labor of love important to students, culture-seekers and readers." —Library Journal
An inventive reimagining of the story of Jason and the Argonauts, this novel by renowned poet and classicist Robert Graves brings heroic figures of Hellenistic myth to life. Graves’s Jason is belligerent, energetic, and full of life, and the society Graves builds for him is outlandish and deeply invested in ancient cults.
Against this primitive, religious backdrop, the charismatic Jason assembles a crew and sets out to retrieve the sacred gold-trimmed fleece that is sacred to Zeus, and that has been stolen by worshippers of the Triple Goddess. Accompanying him is Hercules, a brave warrior known more for his brawn, and his astonishingly good luck, than his brains. Robert Graves builds a compelling world that sets Hellenistic magic and mystery in a surprisingly gritty, realistic setting, a fascinating read for fans of Greek mythology.
"A witty historical novel with much insider’s lore on cult and ritual." —The New York Review of Books
"Richly readable, thoroughly classical yet individually interpreted, this is a labor of love important to students, culture-seekers and readers." —Library Journal
DETAILS
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 9780795337031 |
| Publisher: | RosettaBooks |
| Release Date: | March of 2014 |
| Language: | English |
| Format: | eBook |
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| EAN: | 9780795337031 |
| Acessibilidade: | Ver características de acessibilidade indicadas pelo editor |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Robert Graves
Robert Graves was born in 1895 in Wimbledon, son of the Irish writer Alfred Perceval Graves. He was a professor of English Literature at Cairo University in 1926 and elected Professor of Poetry at Oxford in 1961, but he lived by writing and became known for his unorthodox perspectives. His main vocation was poetry, but he also wrote works of fiction and non-fiction, mainly historical novels, such as Homer's Daughter, I, Claudius, or King Jesus. Among his essayistic books, The White Goddess stands out, which presents a new perspective on the poetic impulse, the compilation of the first modern dictionary of Greek mythology, Greek Myths, and his celebrated autobiography, Goodbye to All That. In 1971 he became a Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford. He died in December 1985 in Mallorca, where he had lived since 1929. His British publisher, Penguin, called him 'the greatest poet of love since Donne.'
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