Mythos
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Nessuno è capace di passione, rabbia, inganno e seduzione con tanta audacia e fantasia come le divinità dell’antica Grecia. Le loro affascinanti vicende, tramandate attraverso i millenni, sono entrate a far parte della cultura del mondo occidentale, e hanno ispirato moltissimi scrittori e artisti di tutte le epoche, da Shakespeare a Michelangelo, da James Joyce a Walt Disney. In queste pagine le storie degli dei, dalla nascita dell’Universo alla creazione del genere umano, rivivono in un racconto vivace e coinvolgente, intessuto della grandezza e della miseria divine che si rispecchiano nelle nostre. Tra nascite e morti, amori e ingiustizie, trionfi e tragedie, come in un film, assisteremo alla nascita di Atena dalla testa di Zeus, alla ricerca della figlia di Demetra nell’oscuro regno di Ade, al terribile destino di Prometeo dopo il tradimento ai danni di Zeus, all’attimo in cui Pandora prende la decisione di aprire il suo vaso…
Un racconto nuovo di storie antiche che pensavamo di conoscere, riscritte per la nostra epoca tragica, comica e fatale da Stephen Fry, un’icona vivente, definito come ‘un moderno Oscar Wilde’ per il suo tagliente umorismo e ‘un uomo rinascimentale’ per la sua incredibile poliedricità. Un libro intelligente, ma soprattutto divertente, che coglie tutta la ricchezza e la profondità dei miti e li trasforma, con sguardo lucido e ironico, in abili narratori del nostro presente e della nostra umanità.
- ISBN: 8893817306
- Casa Editrice: Salani
- Pagine: 480
- Data di uscita: 15-11-2018
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I don't know about any of you, but this one's a winner. Far from feeling like another dry recounting of a number of our favorite Greek myths, Fry's down-to-earth humor and traditional (modern) storytelling have turned these gods into something most relatable. I've read Edith Hamilton and Bullfinch's Leggi tutto
"That vacant twelfth throne has got my name on it." I love all things Greek Mythology: Chaos, Primordials, Titans, Gods, Demigods... what's not to love, with so much to explore. But when the narrative is hilarious like this, it gets even better! "It is easier to hide a hundred mountains from a
The funny thing about Greek mythology is its absolute brutal weirdness. And Stephen Fry totally gets it; he plays on it and as he re-tells it he injects it with so many witty comments. I mean, how could you not? It's waiting to be roasted. For example, Zeus rips his father Cronos' balls off and thro Leggi tutto
This is good enough to eat! Loooooooooooooooooooove it! Gosh!!! I'll try to savour it for as long as possible! Q: What misery can be so great that it causes you to go about half drowning honest ants? (c) Q: ‘You should ask yourself what brought you here,’ said Pan. ‘If it’s love, then you must pray to A Leggi tutto
I first heard of Stephen Fry many years ago, have since watched him debate with the Church and wander through dense jungles trying to find nearly extinct animals, listened to him bring one of my favourite magical worlds to life, and learned a great deal from him on what must be one of the best quiz
Nerd alert! I used to love Greek mythology. Clash of the Titans was one of my very favorite movies growing up. (If you think I’m talking about the 2010 dumpster fire of a remake, then I feel sorry for you. I’m talking about the OG, legendary, asstastic Ray Harryhausen stop-motion animation 1981 trium Leggi tutto
A must-read for any lovers of Greek mythology. Fry breathes life into these well-known tales in a way which isn’t patronising or assuming of any prior scholarly knowledge. He structures the book in a way which can be enjoyed by those with a wide understanding of this mythology, as well as those who Leggi tutto
It is regrettable that Stephen Fry's talent to be effortlessly snobbish in a very appealing, charmingly British way, does absolutely no good to the subject of his book. The main problem with this book is that Fry's retelling of the myths of Ancient Greece is exactly what the title promises – it is t Leggi tutto
I'm happy to say that Fry's comforting, relaxed, and vibrant voice echoes through the entire book, even for those chapters reserved for humans, mainly. I know the author is very intelligent, and has never been accused of being a narcissist. Name dropping aside, I thought the book was far from committ Leggi tutto
“Painters, poets and philosophers have seen many things in the myth of Sisyphus. They have seen an image of the absurdity of human life, the futility of effort, the remorseless cruelty of fate, the unconquerable power of gravity. But they have seen too something of mankind’s courage, resilience, for Leggi tutto
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