The Greek Myths Illustrated Edition

About this book

Captain Robert von Ranke Graves (1895 1985) was an English poet soldier historical novelist and critic. Graves produced more than 140 works in his lifetime. His poems his translations and innovative analysis of the Greek myths has never been out of print. Since his first publication of the up-to-date retelling of the Greek Myths in 1955 he reached a vast world audience and is renowned for his scholarship and insight wit and clarity. This edition adds illustrations by John Buchanan-Brown to complement the narrative with fine examples of Greek art and brings to life the age-old stories of gods and heroes that have played so important a part in literature art and drama. The myths have been divided into seven sections: 1) In the Beginning 2) The Olympians 3) Of heroes Gods and Men 4) Minos and Theseus 5) Thebes and Mycenae 6) Hercules and 7) The Argonauts and Medea.