Pandora's Jar: Women In The Greek Myths - (libro En Inglés)

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Nombre: Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths - (Libro en Inglés)
Marca: Haynes, Natalie

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Críticas Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to, and how they sometimes made idiots of . . . but read on! -- Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale"A hugely enjoyable and witty book, which will appeal to admirers of novels such as Madeline Millers Circe, Kamila Shamsies Home Fire, and Hayness own fiction. -- The GuardianNatalie Haynes is both a witty and an erudite guide. She wears her extensive learning lightly and deftly drags the Classics into the modern world. I loved it. -- Kate Atkinson, author of Life After LifeImpassioned and informed . . . When Haynes gets down to retelling the stories . . . and teasing out their distortions and elisions, the book flies." -- Sunday Times (UK)Natalie Haynes is beyond brilliant. Pandoras Jar is a treasure box of classical delights. Never has ancient misogyny been presented with so much wit and style." -- Amanda Foreman, author of The World Made by WomenBeyoncé, Star Trek, Ray Harryhausen . . . the most enjoyable book about Greek myths you will ever read, absolutely brimming with subversive enthusiasm. -- Mark Haddon, author of The Porpoise and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"Witty, erudite and subversive, this takes the women of Greek myththe women who are sidelined, vilified, misunderstood or ignoredand puts them centre stage." -- Samantha Ellis, author of How to Be a Heroine and Take CourageNatalie Haynes is [Britains] muse. -- Adam Rutherford, author of How to Argue with a RacistAn erudite, funny and sometimes angry attempt to fill in the blank spaces. -- ObserverWitty and frequently surprising. -- Times Literary Supplement Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to, and how they sometimes made idiots of . . . but read on!Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's TaleThe national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships returns with a fascinating, eye-opening take on the remarkable women at the heart of classical stories Greek mythology from Helen of Troy to Pandora and the Amazons to Medea.The tellers of Greek mythshistorically menhave routinely sidelined the female characters. When they do take a larger role, women are often portrayed as monstrous, vengeful or just plain evillike Pandora, the woman of eternal scorn and damnation whose curiosity is tasked with causing all the worlds suffering and wickedness when she opened that forbidden box. But, as Natalie Haynes reveals, in ancient Greek myths there was no box. It was a jar . . . which is far more likely to tip over. In Pandoras Jar, the broadcaster, writer, stand-up comedian, and passionate classicist turns the tables, putting the women of the Greek myths on an equal footing with the men. With wit, humor, and savvy, Haynes revolutionizes our understanding of epic poems, stories, and plays, resurrecting them from a womans perspective and tracing the origins of their mythic female characters. She looks at women such as Jocasta, Oedipus mother-turned-lover-and-wife (turned Freudian sticking point), at once the cleverest person in the story and yet often unnoticed. She considers Helen of Troy, whose marriage to Paris caused the Trojan wara somewhat uneven response to her decision to leave her husband for another man. She demonstrates how the vilified Medea was like an ancient Beyoncegetting her revenge on the man who hurt and betrayed her, if by extreme measures. And she turns her eye to Medusa, the original monstered woman, whose stare turned men to stone, but who wasnt always a monster, and had her hair turned to snakes as punishment for being raped.Pandoras Jar brings nuance and care to the millennia-old myths and legends and asks the question: Why are we so quick to villainize these women in the first placeand so eager to accept the stories weve been told? Biografía del autor Natalie Haynes is the author of six books, including A T

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-Idioma: Inglés
-Autor: Haynes, Natalie
-Editorial: Haynes, Natalie
-N° Paginas: 320
-Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
-Envío: Desde EE.UU.

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Tiempo de entrega: 10 días
Peso del paquete: 1 kg
Medidas: 5 cm x 22 cm x 27 cm cm
Material: Papel
Modelo: 9780063139466
Meses de garantía: 1
Garantía: Por defectos de fabricación
Condición: Nuevo
Color: Multicolor
Nombre de color: Multicolor
ASIN: 0063139464
País de producción: United States
Encuadernado: Pasta blanda
Editorial: Haynes, Natalie
Titulo del libro: Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths - (Libro en Inglés)
Autor: Haynes, Natalie
Fecha de publicación: 2022
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 320
ISBN-13: 9780063139466
Edad mínima sugerida: 6
Contenido del paquete: 1 pieza
SKU: 9780063139466