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A Thing of Beauty: Travels in Mythical and Modern Greece

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What do the Greek myths mean to us today?

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SKU: 9780861544356 Category: CLASSICS Tags: Ancient Greek religion & mythology, Classical texts
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LONGLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC LEAGUE RUNCIMAN AWARD 2022

‘Peter Fiennes’s road trip around Greece [is] engagingly described’ Mary Beard, TLS

‘Fiennes is a brilliant and generous guide through Greece’ Observer

What do the Greek myths mean to us today?

It’s now a golden age for these tales – they crop up in novels, films and popular culture. But what’s the modern relevance of Theseus, Hera and Pandora? Were these stories ever meant for children? And what’s to be seen now at the places where heroes fought and gods once quarrelled?

Peter Fiennes travels to the sites of some of the most famous Greek myths, on the trail of hope, beauty and a new way of seeing what we have done to our world. Fiennes walks through landscapes – stunning and spoiled – on the trail of dancing activists and Arcadian shepherds, finds the ‘most beautiful beach in Greece’, consults the Oracle, and loses himself in the cities, remote villages and ruins of this storied land.

Weight 0.262 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 2.2 cm
Author

Fiennes, Peter

Publisher

Oneworld Publications

Imprint

Oneworld

Cover

Paperback

Pages

304

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

914.950476 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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