![]() ![]() Theses classic volumes present a treasure trove of extraordinary tales!Ĭondition: Very good Folio Society edition.Ĭover image: For illustration purposes only. Ideal for the first time reader, it can be read as a single, continuous narrative, while full commentaries, with cross-references, interpretations, variants and explanations, as well as a comprehensive index of names, make it equally valuable as a work of scholarly reference for anyone seeking an authoritative and detailed account of the gods, heroes and extraordinary events that provide the bedrock of Western literature. With a novelist’s skill and a poet’s eye, Graves draws on the entire canon of ancient literature, bringing together all the elements of every myth into one epic and unforgettable story. This deluxe two volume edition in a slipcase retells the labours of Hercules, the voyage of the Argonauts, Theseus and the minotaur, Midas and his golden touch, the Trojan War and Odysseus’s journey home. ![]() Robert Graves’s comprehensive retelling of the Greek myths has been regarded for over half a century as the definitive version. ![]()
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