When robert graves sat down to write his deconstruction of the greek myths in the 1950s, he was a man on a mission. He fought in world war i and won international acclaim in 1929 with the publication of his memoir of the first world war, goodbye to all that. Robert graves, classicist, poet and unorthodox critic, retells the greek legends of gods and heroes for a modern audience. Robert graves wrote the widely published book greek myths. He demonstrates with a dazzling display of relevant knowledge that greek mythology is no more mysterious in content than are modern election cartoons.
The singlevolume edition is handy and the type not as small as i feared which is a concern to anyone with less than perfect eyesight when it comes to condensed books. Gravess poemstogether with his translations and innovative analysis and interpretations of the greek myths, his memoir of his early life, including his role in. Robert graves was a poet of the great war, author of historical fiction include i, claudius and count belisarius. Abridged editions of this work contain only the myths and leave out graves. He had a single great theme, first revealed in his book the white goddess, which he was determined to highlight again and again out of every facet of the vast source material. Written by robert graves, audiobook narrated by matt bates. Robert graves interviewed by malcom muggeridge 1965 robert graves stories of old greece and rome. The greek myths by robert graves, introduction the greek myths by english poet, author, and classicist robert graves, read by matt bates. Robert graves 18951985 was an english poet, translator, and novelist, one of the leading english men of letters in the twentieth century. The greek myths 1955 is a mythography, a compendium of greek mythology, with comments and analyses, by the poet and writer robert graves. Including many of the greatest stories ever told the labours of hercules, the voyage of the argonauts, theseus and the minotaur, midas and his golden touch, the trojan war and odysseuss journey home robert gravess superb and comprehensive retelling of the greek myths for a modern audience has been regarded for over fifty years as the definitive version. Drawing on the entire canon of ancient literature, graves weaves together all the elements of every myth into a single harmonious narrative.
They have inspired great works of art and literature. Robert graves the greek myths is also a book of great length. Demeter mourning her daughter persephone, icarus flying combines in a single volume the complete text of the definitive twovolume classic, citing all the ancient myths. This almost ruins the magic in my opinion but never mind. Here you will find a lot more detail about each of the gods and goddesses, and the nice thing about graves approach is that the immortals are introduced as they are born. Robert graves the greek myths part 2 robert graves the greek myths part 2.
His father was alfred perceval graves, a celebrated irish poet and figure in the gaelic revival. Im glad i found this audiobook to go along with the book. Robert graves audio books, best sellers, author bio. The greek myths by robert graves overdrive rakuten. I loved dipping into my fathers twovolume edition as a teenager and always wanted my own copy. He went from school to the first world war, where he became a captain in the royal welch fusiliers and was seriously wounded at the battle of the somme. I bought the printed book after listening to some chapters. Passer au contenu essayez prime bonjour, identifiezvous compte et listes identifiezvous compte et listes retours et commandes testez prime panier. A big thanks to castle bravo for providing the time stamps. Many editions of the book separate it into two volumes. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up.
The greek myths penguin classics deluxe edition penguin. Nz booksellers are currently unable to ship physical books but you can still get ebooks and audiobooks. Mythical tales of the battles among the olympian gods, king midas and his. Graves sometimes speculative scholarship is what makes this work unique, yet the commentary following each section of the myth narrative has been excised. He wrote his autobiography, goodbye to all that, in 1929, and it was soon established as a modern classic. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. My conclusion is that graves s account of the greek myths is a marvelous read on paper.
Is robert graves greek myths considered trustworthy. And from various cultures, including pelasgian, cretan, thracian, colchian, taurean, albanian, amazonian, troglodyte, and of course greek. In this muchloved collection, poet and scholar robert graves retells the immortal stories of the greek myths. Robert graves the legends of ancient greece have captivated audiences for centuries.
Unfortunately, to sell this as robert graves the greek myths without indicating that it is heavily redacted is fraudulent and a great disservice to a wonderful author. Graves editing, translation and collation of the source texts lacks fidelity to those texts. The definitive and comprehensive edition of robert graves s classic retelling of the greek myths icarus disobeyed his fathers instructions and began soaring towards the sun, rejoiced by the lift of his great sweeping wings. Including many of the greatest stories ever told the labours of hercules, the voyage of the argonauts, theseus and the minotaur, midas and his golden touch, the trojan war and odysseuss journey home robert graves s superb and comprehensive retelling of the greek myths for a modern audience has been regarded for over fifty years as the. Graves has captured the gods and godesses in all of their randy silliness. A very good complement to the understanding of the greek myths. Classicist and poet robert graves s superb twovolume retelling of the greek myths for a modern audience has been regarded for over fifty years as the definitive version. Robert graves the greek myths including many of the greatest stories ever told the labours of hercules, the voyage of the argonauts, theseus and the mino. Listen to the greek myths audiobook by robert graves, narrated by matt bates. Endymion, pelops, daedalus, pygmalion what are the stories behind these and the hundreds of other familiar names from greek mythology names that recur. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial.
There are 782 pages plus a lengthy introduction all narrowly limited to the greek myths. Publication date 1960 topics mythology, greek publisher. Robert graves, classicist, poet, and unorthodox critic, retells the greek legends of gods and heroes for a modern audience and, in the two volumes of the greek myths, he demonstrates with a dazzling display of relevant knowledge that greek mythology is no more mysterious in content than are modern election cartoons. The greek myths, volume 1 by robert graves overdrive rakuten. These are all excluded from the audiobook, and that drags down the value of the purchase. The greek myths, volume2 by robert graves overdrive. The greek myths, volume2 by robert graves overdrive rakuten. For other people named robert graves, see robert graves disambiguation. Gravess translations and innovative analysis and interpretations of the greek myths. Including many of the greatest stories ever told the labours of hercules, the voyage of the argonauts, theseus and the minotaur, midas and his golden touch, the trojan war and odysseuss journey home robert graves s superb and comprehensive retelling of the greek myths for a modern audience has been regarded for over fifty years as the definitive version. From the creation out of chaos and the birth of olympians to the labours of hercules, the trojan war and odysseuss return, robert graves superb retelling of the greek myths now published for the first time in a single volume in paperback has long been acclaimed as the definitive version. This is difficult to read due to its quasi academic approach. Honestly, i dont think the book would work in the audio format even if the annotations were included.
The greek myths by robert graves penguin books australia. Including many of the greatest stories ever told the labours of hercules, the voyage of the argonauts, theseus and the minotaur, midas and his golden touch, the trojan war and odysseuss journey home robert graves s superb and comprehensive retelling. Browse robert gravess bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. The definitive and comprehensive edition of robert gravess classic retelling of the greek myths. Endymion, pelops, daedalus, pygmalion what are the stories behind these and the hundreds of other familiar names from greek mythology names that recur throughout the history of european culture. Robert graves weaves his poetic magic through the greek myths and gives background into how they may have originated and how they change through time, different areas of the world. Published dvd, cd, tape, vinyl robert graves resources. In a twovolume work that has become a classic reference book for both the serious scholar and the casual inquirer, robert graves retells the adventures of the important gods. I have heard that classicists dispute that his account of the myths is valid 1, in the sense that either. Endymion, pelops, daedalus, pygmalion we recognize the names, but what are the stories behind these and other familiar gods from the greek pantheon names that. During his long life he produced more than 140 works.