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Publisher's Summary
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 Odysseus's 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.
With a novelist's skill and a poet's eye, Graves draws on the entire canon of ancient literature, bringing together all the elements of every myth into one epic and unforgettable story. Ideal for the first-time reader, it is equally valuable for anyone seeking an authoritative and detailed account of the gods, heroes and extraordinary events that provide the bedrock of Western literature. The result is a classic among classics, a treasure trove of extraordinary tales and a masterful work of literature in its own right.
Robert von Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985) was an English poet and novelist, scholar, translator and writer of antiquity, specialising in Classical Greece and Rome. During his long life he produced more than 140 works. Graves's translations and innovative analysis and interpretations of the Greek myths, the memoir of his early life, Good-bye to all That, and his speculative study of poetic inspiration, The White Goddess, have never been out of print. Graves earned his living by writing popular historical novels, including I, Claudius (for which he was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize), King Jesus, The Golden Fleece and Count Belisarius. He was elected Professor of Poetry at Oxford in 1961 and made an honorary fellow of St John’s College, Oxford, in 1971.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-12-25
172 Stories, Not a Single One Listed By Name
Performance is fine, but there is no way to select a single myth. they are simply listed as #1 to #172.
Ridiculous for something like this.
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- Jonathan M. Stone
- 2017-02-23
Unacceptable! Heavily redacted version should be sold as "ABRIDGED"!!
This is an abridged and mutilated reading. Nowhere in the description is this indicated. The original work contains Graves' explication of each myth narrative. Graves' sometimes speculative scholarship is what makes this work unique, yet the commentary following each section of the myth narrative has been excised. 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. I'm rather steamed about it.
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- Darwin8u
- 2014-04-26
A Great Survey of Greek Mythology
Listened to with the kids. My kids now think Greeks and heroes are all randy drinkers prone to murder (in all its forms) and incest (Dad, what's incest?), and the gods and demigods are worse.
My kids (13 & 11) were mainly interested in the sex, blood, and the strata of godhood (Gods, Demigods, Semidemi, etc). A poet's mythology for sure, and obviously influenced by Grave's own obscession with the White Goddess myth, etc. The most interesting survey of Greek Mythology I've come in contact with. I might have to revisit my Bulfinch and Hamilton again just to make sure I'm not clouded by some offbeat, proximity bias or elixer/aphrodisiakon that has attracted me to Graves from the egg.
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- Ola Nordal
- 2016-01-18
Not for audiobook
This book is great, still I rate it low. Why? The greatness of this book lies in the detailed references and notes accompanying the stories. These are all excluded from the audio-book, and that drags down the value of the purchase. Honestly, I don't think the book would work in the audio-format even if the annotations were included. I bought the printed book after listening to some chapters. My conclusion is that Graves's account of the Greek myths is a marvelous read - on paper.
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- Joshua
- 2014-02-04
A Definitive Collection of Myth (in all variants)
When reading greek myths it is important to remember that there were no orthodoxies in the ancient Greek religious system. The worship and stories of Gods and Heroes varied from place to place throughout the Hellenic world. What is so fabulous about Robert Graves is he does not just recount the most excepted version of the myth but rather depicts them all. He also points out if he feels a version of a myth was created or altered by a tragedian or poet. However, Graves collection of the greek myths are not for the beginner; a general working knowledge of the gods, heroes, the timeline and family lineage is a must. I truly recommend this book to any lover of the greeks and their mythology.
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-07-19
Does NOT Include Commentary!!
I really love this book, but NONE of the detailed analysis of the myths are present, which is kinda the whole point. Sorry Robert!!
Just read the paper book, it’s 100% worth it. This does it no justice at all.
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- Jesse Robertson
- 2020-02-17
The abridged edition is less impressive
Robert Graves is brilliant. His commentaries, which are not included in this reading, are what sets this work apart from any other account of Greek myths, of which I am aware. The commentaries do break up the mythic storyline, but the real value of this book is looking beyond the storyline to understand what these myths were truly about.
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- Margaret
- 2016-09-20
possibly a useful book
My experience of this audiobook was of having someone read a textbook to me. It may be of interest to someone who knows something about Greek mythology, and pagan mythology in general, and is ready for some depth. But then, it might be better for such a reader to buy a physical book, with a TOC and index, and where you can put bookmarks between the pages and notes in the margin.
I will probably keep this book on my device for a while to read me to sleep.
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- Omar Mejia
- 2023-05-16
Great fire a research paper
I love this firm of factual telling if the story . he doesn't over romanticize everything and I live that. you get the raw story not just someone's opinion on myths.
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- Someone is Wrong on the Internet
- 2021-11-13
do no buy
just incredibly boring to listen through straight through. literally just each of the myths delivered as straight exposition, without any real storytelling skill. maybe the print version is ok as a reference work, but listening to it is unbearable.
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- peter
- 2020-11-24
Bloodthirsty Greek soap operas
Graves covers everyone with a non sensational style somewhat like an inventory of deaths betrayals infidelities and stupidities which I guess covers all godlike behavior. More of a history.
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