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The Penguin Book of Classical Myths by Jenny March (2008) The Gods of the Greeks by Károly Kerényi (1951) The Heroes of the Greeks by Károly Kerényi (1959) A Handbook of Greek Mythology by H. J. Rose (1928) The Complete World of Greek Mythology by Richard Buxton (2004) Metamorphoses by Ovid, published ca. 8 AD; Theogony by Hesiod, published ...
Greek mythology retelling is a literary genre where stories from classic Greek mythology are retold, placed in either a contemporary or futuristic setting. [1] [2] Stories from this genre aim to combine mythological themes like birth, death, and love with modern philosophies of feminism and empowerment.
Examples of retellings include: The Firebrand – a 1987 novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley retelling the Greek myth of Cassandra and the Trojan War [5] Possession: A Romance – a 1990 novel by A. S. Byatt retelling the tales of Snow White and Melusine [5] Howl's Moving Castle – a 1986 fantasy book by Diana Wynne Jones retelling multiple folkore ...
[1] [2] By 1987, there were more than 100 editions of Bulfinch's Mythology in the National Union Catalog, [3] and in a survey of amazon.com in November 2014 there were 229 print editions and 19 e‑books. [4] Talbot opined that, of the many available, Richard P. Martin's 1991 edition is "by far the most useful and extensive critical treatment". [5]
The Canongate Myth Series is a series of novellas published by the independent Scottish publisher Canongate Books, in which ancient myths from various cultures are reimagined and rewritten. The project was conceived in 1999 by Jamie Byng , owner of Canongate, and the first three titles in the series were published on 21 October 2005. [ 1 ]
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs (1876) is an epic poem of over 10,000 lines by William Morris that tells the tragic story, drawn from the Volsunga Saga and the Elder Edda, of the Norse hero Sigmund, his son Sigurd (the equivalent of Siegfried in the Nibelungenlied and Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung [1] [2]) and Sigurd's wife Gudrun.
Mythic fiction is literature that draws from the tropes, themes, and symbolism of myth, legend, folklore, and fairy tales.It is usually set in the real world and deals with realistic issues, but a mythic atmosphere prevails; however, not all mythic fiction is fantasy, and the fantastic component is not always blatant.
Red as Blood, or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer is a short story collection of dark fantasy retellings of popular fairytales by British author Tanith Lee.Contrary to what the title may suggest, it not only includes retellings of fairytales by the Brothers Grimm, but also by Charles Perrault, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve or Alexander Afanasyev.