false 91879 8 <div><b>A vivid, uninhibited retelling of the classic Greek stories</b><br><br><i>Songs on Bronze </i>is the first major retelling of Greek mythology in half a century; a set of lively, racy, dramatic versions of the great myths, which, in a multicultural society, are recognized more than ever as stories without equal.<br><br>Most of us would like to know the Greek myths better than we do, and books like Seamus Heaney's Beowulf have demonstrated the power of ancient texts to enchant and enthrall us. And yet the modern translations of the Greek myths have sought to instruct, to edify, or to impart a personal philosophy. <i>Songs on Bronze </i>is different. With this book, Nigel Spivey--a young Cambridge classicist and rising star as a documentary host--gives us the Greek myths as the spellbinding stories they are. In bold, sensuous prose, he tells of Demeter and Persephone, of Jason and the Argonauts, of the wrath of Achilles and the travels of Odysseus, of Oedipus's crime and Orpheus's excursion into the underworld. In his hands, these stories are revealed anew as outsize tales of love and strife, of secret compacts and open rivalries, of lust and desire.<br><br><i>Songs on Bronze</i> is a fresh revision of the classics that is likely to become a classic in its own right. </div> 88639 book 2005 Songs on Bronze: The Greek Myths Made Real total:38|5:9|4:7|3:14|2:6|1:2| 38 129 70 10 2 0 false false Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 16:18:10 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 19:57:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 09:36:13 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 10:02:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 21:20:55 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 21:22:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 14:59:02 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 15:01:13 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Mar 17 09:42:24 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 09:43:00 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Feb 16 10:19:19 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 10:19:19 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 19 09:01:07 -0800 2008 Wed Sep 10 05:01:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 20 19:17:34 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 14:45:59 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 24 17:44:55 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 17:48:07 -0700 2008
Great fun, actually. Very light, soap-opera rendition of the classic Greek myths. Easy to pick up and put down as it's basically a collection of short st...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 06:52:20 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 17:41:44 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Mon Oct 26 08:49:09 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 08:49:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 15 04:27:29 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 04:27:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 07 19:48:59 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 19:48:59 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Sep 05 21:05:13 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 21:05:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 18 18:00:52 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 19:41:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 25 14:41:38 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 14:44:22 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jun 30 15:55:34 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 15:55:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 20 10:12:49 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 10:12:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 14 18:30:52 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 18:30:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 12 01:55:34 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 01:55:34 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=91879