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Whether we know them by their Roman or their Greek names - Artemis or Minerva, Poseidon or Neptune - the figures of these ancietn myths captured the imagination of culture after culture across the globe, inspiring writers, artists, musicians and those of us who comprise the audience for their works. Can it be a coincidence that the greatest poets of the western world have each at one point tried their hand at retellings? Kossman's anthology assembles some of the best of these poems inspired by ancient myths, organizing them by themse, and allowing the reader to compare one against the other - for example, one section assembels poems telling the stories of mythic lovers (Cupid and Psyche, Orpheus and Eurydice); another the many tales of miraculous transformations (Pygmalion and Galatea, Echo and Narcissus). With such a wide variety of the world's best poets to choose from - from all over the world and from any era since classical times - Kossman has had no difficulty creating a literary pantheon; included are D. H. Lawrence, Derek Walcott, Rita Dove, Denise Levertov, Rilke, Pound, and Yeats. The collection should be a treasure for the innumerable debotees of both myth and poetry.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49543985955089,"sku":"GOR001832987","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50203098284305,"sku":"CIN0195133412VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50346202267921,"sku":"CIN0195133412A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":50696925217041,"sku":"NGR9780195133417","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":50999783424273,"sku":"NIN9780195133417","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51415549935889,"sku":"CIN0195133412G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52336103457041,"sku":"NLS9780195133417","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53621059846417,"sku":"GOR010096129","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0195133412.jpg?v=1750843553"},{"product_id":"other-shepherds-book-nina-kossman-9780999073742","title":"Other Shepherds","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal poetry by Nina Kossman, accompanied by a selection of poems by Marina Tsvetaeva, translated from the Russian by Kossman. \u003cem\u003eOther Shepherds\u003c\/em\u003e is the fifth book from Poets \u0026amp; Traitors Press, which publishes hybrid books of poetry by a single author-translator.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49547240800529,"sku":"GOR013728647","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51012012900625,"sku":"NIN9780999073742","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0999073745.jpg?v=1751398642"},{"product_id":"behind-the-border-book-nina-kossman-9780688134945","title":"Behind the Border","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50463178490129,"sku":"CIN0688134947G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50737836687633,"sku":"CIN0688134947VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":53371458552081,"sku":"CIN0688134947A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0688134947.jpg?v=1750700523"},{"product_id":"story-of-little-ai-book-nina-kossman-9781517413903","title":"The Story of Little Ai","description":"It's a cold winter day in Beijing. A barefoot girl is running down a street. What will happen to her? What dangers await her?In this book you will learn of Little Ai's adventures. You will read about wandering actors, medieval Chinese plays, and Kuan Han-Ch'ing, the great Chinese playwright. The story takes place in the thirteenth century, when China was under the Mongol rule.Originally published in Russian in 1962, \"The Story of Little Ai\" became a classic for generations of Russian children.* * * OLGA GURIAN was the pen name of Olga Kalabushkina, a Russian children's writer (1899-1973). She was the author of over fifty books for children and teenagers. With her husband, Vladimir Kalabushkin, she spent several years in China, an experience which made a strong impression on her. Her historical novels were loved by generations of Russian children.NINA KOSSMAN is a writer, translator, and artist. Reading \"The Story of Little Ai\" was one of the most memorable experiences in her Moscow childhood. 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And just like that, the mythological history, whatever that is, became a documentary fact. Facts take an interesting role in this collection of poems, actually: we begin with an echo of an ancient Akkadian text also taking place in a warzone, though of a very different kind. And, indeed, the myth comes forth. 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