In this ambitious, ingenious narrative, celebrated historical novelist Mary Renault take legendary hero Theseus and spins his myth into a fast-paced and exciting story.
Renault starts with Theseus' early years, showing how the mystery of his father's identity and his small stature breed the insecurities that spur his youthful hijinx. As he moves on to Eleusis, Athens, and Crete, his playfulness and fondness for pranks matures into the courage to attempt singular heroic feats, the gallantry and leadership he was known for on the battlefield, and the bold-hearted ingenuity he shows in navigating the labyrinth and slaying the Minotaur. In what is perhaps the most inventive of all her novels of Ancient Greece, Renault casts Theseus in a surprisingly original pose; she teases the flawed human out of the bronze hero, and draws the plausible out of the fantastic.
By:
Mary Renault Imprint: Vintage U S Country of Publication: United States Edition: Vintage Books ed Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 132mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 261g ISBN:9780394751047 ISBN 10: 0394751043 Pages: 339 Publication Date:15 March 2002 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
