Old Greek Stories - Softcover

Baldwin, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1515274764 ISBN 13: 9781515274766

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

Old Greek Stories, by James Baldwin, is a classic collection of literary works dealing with the subject of ancient Greece. Perhaps no other stories have ever been told so often or listened to with so much pleasure as the classic tales of ancient Greece. For many ages they have been a source of delight to young people and old, to the ignorant and the learned, to all who love to hear about and contemplate things mysterious, beautiful, and grand. Contents: Jupiter and his mighty company -- The Golden Age -- The story of Prometheus -- The flood -- The story of Io -- The wonderful weaver -- The lord of the silver bow -- Admetus and Alcestis -- Cadmus and Europa -- The quest of Medusa's head -- The story of Atalanta -- the horse and the olive -- the adventures of Theseus -- The wonderful artisan -- The cruel tribute.

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About the Author

James Baldwin (1924-1987) burst on the literary scene in 1953 with his novel Go Tell It on the Mountain, which received excellent reviews and immediately was recognized as establishing a profound new voice in American letters. His acclaimed collection of essays, Notes of a Native Son, was published in 1955. A second collection of essays, Nobody Knows My Name, was published in 1961 between his novels Giovanni's Room (1956) and Another Country (1961).

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1515274764
• ISBN 13: 9781515274766
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112