Mythos : The Greek Myths Retold

Resumen del libro

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A romp through the lives of ancient Greek gods. Fry is at his story-telling best . .

. the gods will be pleased' The TimesDiscover Stephen Fry's magnificent retelling of the greatest myths and legends ever told . .

. 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 the legendary love affair between Eros and Psyche unfolds. Mythos captures these extraordinary myths for our modern age - in all their dazzling and deeply human relevance. If you're enthralled by the magic of Greek mythology you'll love Fry's follow-up book Heroes which is OUT NOW, with tales of mortals and monsters, quests and adventures .

. . NOW THE INSPIRATION FOR STEPHEN FRY'S MAJOR UK TOUR 'MYTHOS: A TRILOGY - GODS.

HEROES. MEN.''A head-spinning marathon of legends' Guardian'An Olympian feat. The gods seem to be smiling on Fry - his myths are definitely a hit' Evening Standard'An odyssey through Greek mythology.

Brilliant . . .

all hail Stephen Fry' Daily Mail'A rollicking good read' IndependentSHORTLISTED FOR A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p x{0026}lt;strong Stephen Fry x{0026}lt;/strong (Londres, 1957) es actor, presentador y escritor. Conocido por sus papeles en películas como x{0026}lt;em Los amigos de Peterx{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;em Wildex{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;em Gosford Parkx{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;em Guía del autoestopista galácticox{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;em Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Storyx{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;em V de Vendettax{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;em Sherlock Holmes: Juego de sombras x{0026}lt;/em y x{0026}lt;em El Hobbit: La desolación de Smaugx{0026}lt;/em , también ha actuado en series de televisión, como x{0026}lt;em Jeeves y Woosterx{0026}lt;/em , donde interpretaba a Jeeves, el gran personaje de Wodehouse. En Anagrama ha publicado la novela x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em El mentiroso x{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong y los ensayos x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Mythosx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Héroesx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong y x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Troyax{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong .x{0026}lt;/p