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The King Must Die
de Mary Renault
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Condition/Poor
- Librería
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, London, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Blue Cloth). Very Good Condition/Poor. Theseus, the boy-king of Eleuisis, is ritually preordained to die after one year of marriage to the sacred Queen, but he defies the Gods' decree and claims his inheritance - the throne of Athens. His friends are the young men and maidens, slaves of the Gods, chosen for death in the Bull Dance. His fabled enemy is the monstrous, half-man, half-bull, Minotaur, devourer of sacrificial human flesh. In her classic re-creation of a myth so powerful that its impact has survived down the centuries, Mary Renault has brought to life the world of ancient Greece. For here is the true Atlantis legend, with its culmination in the terrible, fateful destruction of the great Labyrinth, the palace of the house of Minos. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. vii + 373. Dust Jacket intact with flaps, but lacking spine & fairly worn, now in archive acetate film protection. Extensive ink-written notes to front end-paper. Gilt titles spine. Includes select bibliography. / Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Historical Fiction; Ancient Greece; Novels; Myths, Legends & Folklore. Inventory No: 5108. .
Sinopsis
The King Must Die is a 1958 Bildungsroman and historical novel by Mary Renault that traces the early life and adventures of Theseus, a hero in Greek mythology. Naturally, it is set in Ancient Greece: Troizen, Corinth, Eleusis, Athens, Knossos in Crete, and Naxos. Rather than retelling the myth, Renault constructs an archaeologically plausible story that might have developed into the myth.
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El May 3 2012, Wideangle_2000 dijo:
I first read the sequel to this book, and couldn't rest until I found the first one. It was more than worth the wait. Ms. Renault's vivid descriptive ability literally makes this book come to life. The characters are so real you can almost believe you know them personally and the tale is completely captivating. It blends a mythological story with pertinent known facts and creates a tale which could easily have been based on truth. Theseus is grown from a child to a young man with all his larger than life qualities and adventures in ancient Greece, with pathos and understanding. You will never want it to end. Beautiful! I have probably re-read it 40 or more times, and would recommend it to anyone without reservation.
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Detalles
- Librería
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 5108
- Título
- The King Must Die
- Autor
- Mary Renault
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardcover (Original Blue Cloth)
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Condition
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Poor
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1958
- Palabras clave
- BZDB227 Fiction/Historical Fiction/Novels/Myths, Legends & Folklore/Ancient Greece/Theseus Fiction; Historical Fiction; Ancient Greece; Novels; Myths, Legends & Folklore. Unbranded Mary Renault The King Must Die
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