Through the prisms of memory and art, award-winning author John Spurling reimagines the tumultuous period of the Glorious Revolution and brings to life historical figures Dryden, Vanbrugh, Swift, Pope and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu as never before.
Gripping, spirited and sometimes grisly, Spurling’s fresh interpretations of these timeless tales bring both their heroes and their context vividly to life, reanimating Apollo, Herakles, Theseus, Perseus and Agamemnon.
Taking inspiration from the incomparably beautiful and intense poetry of Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, Spurling - a lifelong classicist and historical novelist - spins five more myths for contemporary readers.
This book, originally published in 1983, begins with an analysis of the patterns of Graham Greene’s mind. It explores the way the patterns are modified from the political thrillers of the... Læs mere
This book, originally published in 1983, begins with an analysis of the patterns of Graham Greene’s mind. It explores the way the patterns are modified from the political thrillers of the... Læs mere