No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld. We shiver when Pandora opens her jar of evil torments and watch with joy as ...(展开全部)

Rediscover the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths—stylishly retold by Stephen Fry. From Persephone's pomegranate seeds to Prometheus's fire, from devious divine schemes to immortal love affairs, Fry draws out the humor and pathos in each story and reveals its relevance for our own time. Illustrated throughout with classical art inspired by the myths, this g...(展开全部)

Professor Kirk has examined these universal theories in detail. They are all, he admits, illuminating, but none is adequate by itself, because these ' traditional tales ' are of such variety that no single theory that can embrace them all. His general analysis of the nature of myth is followed by a splendid account of the Greek myths - myths about gods, myths about heroes and, ...(展开全部)

作者 柯克，英国古典学家、剑桥大学教授，长期从事古希腊史诗和神话学研究，著有古希腊文学及神话学论著多种。1974-1984年间为剑桥大学希腊语钦定讲座教授。 译者 刘宗迪，山东大学儒学高等研究院教授，主要从事神话学、民俗学研究，出版著作《失落的天书》、《古典的草根》、《七夕》，译有《古代艺术与仪式》（生活·读书·新知三联书店，2008）、《希腊神话的性质》（华东师范大学出版社，2016）等。

Including many of the greatest stories ever told - the labours of Hercules, the voyage of the Argonauts, Theseus and the minotaur, Midas and his golden touch, the Trojan War and Odysseus' journey home - Robert Graves' superb and comprehensive retelling of the Greek myths for a modern audience has been regarded for over fifty years as the definitive version. With a novelist's sk...(展开全部)

These are the greatest stories ever told - 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 - brought together into one epic and unforgettable story. Ideal for the first time reader, it can be read as a single page-turning narrative, while full commentaries as well as a compreh...(展开全部)

娜塔莉·海恩斯（Natalie Haynes） 作家和广播员。她的作品包括《琥珀之怒》（The Amber Fury）、《一千艘船》（A Thousand Ships）等，其中《一千艘船》曾入围2020年女性小说奖（the Women’s Prize for Fiction）。她的非虚构作品《潘多拉的罐子》讲述了希腊神话中的女性故事，是《纽约时报》的畅销书之一。此外，她为BBC广播4台创作并主持了11季节目《娜塔莉·海恩斯为经典发声》（Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics）。2015年，她因推动古典文化大众化传播的贡献，被授予古典协会奖（the Classical Association Prize）。

The Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks and they have been retold many times, but rarely do they focus on the remarkable women at the heart of these ancient stories. Stories of gods and monsters are the mainstay of epic poetry and Greek tragedy, from Homer to Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, from the Trojan War to Jason and the Argonauts...(展开全部)

The Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks and they have been retold many times, but rarely do they focus on the remarkable women at the heart of these ancient stories. Stories of gods and monsters are the mainstay of epic poetry and Greek tragedy, from Homer to Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, from the Trojan War to Jason and the Argonauts...(展开全部)

娜塔莉·海恩斯（Natalie Haynes） 作家和广播员。她的作品包括《琥珀之怒》（The Amber Fury）、《一千艘船》（A Thousand Ships）等，其中《一千艘船》曾入围2020年女性小说奖（the Women’s Prize for Fiction）。她的非虚构作品《潘多拉的罐子》讲述了希腊神话中的女性故事，是《纽约时报》的畅销书之一。此外，她为BBC广播4台创作并主持了11季节目《娜塔莉·海恩斯为经典发声》（Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics）。2015年，她因推动古典文化大众化传播的贡献，被授予古典协会奖（the Classical Association Prize）。