{"product_id":"gods-and-mortals-modern-poems-on-classical-myths-9780195133417","title":"Gods and Mortals: Modern Poems on Classical Myths","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor centuries  poets have looked into the mirror of classical myth to show us the many ways our emotional lives are still reflected in the ancient stories of heroism  hubris  transformation  and loss that myths so eloquently tell. Now  in Gods and Mortals: Modern Poems on Classical Myths  we have the first anthology to gather the great 20th century myth-inspired poems from around the world. \"Perhaps it is because the myths echo the structure of our unconscious that every new generation of poets finds them a source of inspiration and self-recognition \" says Nina Kossman in her introduction to this marvelous collection. Indeed  from Valery  Yeats  Lawrence  Rilke  Akhmatova  and Auden writing in the first half of the century to such contemporary poets as Lucille Clifton  Derek Walcott  Rita Dove  Wislawa Szymborska  and Mark Strand  the material of Greek myth has elicited a poetry of remarkably high achievement. And by organizing the poems first into broad categories such as \"Heroes \" \"Lovers \" \"Trespassers \" and secondly around particular mythological figures such as Persephone  Orpheus  or Narcissus  readers are treated to a fascinating spectrum of poems on the same subject. For example  the section on Odysseus includes poems by Cavafy  W. S. Merwin  Gregory Corso  Gabriel Zaid  Louise Gluck  Wallace Stevens  and many others. Thus we are allowed to see the familiar Greek hero refracted through the eyes  and sharply varying stylistic approaches  of a wide range of poets from around the world. Here  then  is a collection of extraordinary poems that testifies to--and amply rewards--our ongoing fascination with classical myth.  Major support for this anthology has been provided by grants from Foundation for Hellenic Culture and the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648047505461,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195133412","price":23.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195133417.jpg?v=1781707726","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/gods-and-mortals-modern-poems-on-classical-myths-9780195133417","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}