{"product_id":"arcadian-days-book-john-spurling-9781639363186","title":"Arcadian Days","description":"\u003cb\u003eBreathtakingly successful. \u003cb\u003e--Michael Dirda, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bold and dynamic retelling of five great male-female pairings from the Greek myths: Prometheus and Pandora, Jason and Medea, Oedipus and Antigone, Achilles and Thetis, and Odysseus and Penelope.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAward-winning historical novelist and playwright John Spurling draws on his lifelong love and knowledge of Classical Greek drama and poetry to reanimate five great male-female storylines from the Greek myths. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Greek myths, refined by the great poets and playwrights of ancient Greece, distil the essence of human life: its brief span, its pride, courage, and insecurity, its anxious relationship with the natural world--earth, sea, and sky, represented by powerful gods and monsters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking inspiration from the incomparably beautiful and intense poetry of Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, John Spurling--a lifelong classicist and an award-winning playwright--spins five myths for contemporary readers. These captivating tales center on male-female pairs--Prometheus and Pandora, Jason and the sorceress Medea, Oedipus and his daughter Antigone, Achilles and his mother Thetis, Odysseus and Penelope--who, in the course of their stories, destroyed dynasties, raised and felled heroes, and sealed the fates of men.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50397230498065,"sku":"CIN1639363181G","price":3.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50451432014097,"sku":"GOR013957309","price":18.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51041664532753,"sku":"NIN9781639363186","price":27.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1639363181.jpg?v=1751151925","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/arcadian-days-book-john-spurling-9781639363186","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}