Description:Barbara Cooney's vivid illustrations and Penelope Proddow's delicate translation, come together to re-create the story of the kidnapping of Dionysos (god of grapevines, ivy flowers and an assortment of forest animals), bringing it vividly to life for today's readers. The artist went to the same cliffs in Greece where the story is set, to make her sketches on the actual "scene of the crime." Over two thousand after it was written, adults and children who read this ancient poem, will be as entertained and enchanted by it as was the original audience.Magic is in the eye of the beholder. Dionysos was also god of the theater, and in a way, this poem is about one of his finest theatrical triumphs.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dionysos and the Pirates: Homeric Hymn Number Seven. To get started finding Dionysos and the Pirates: Homeric Hymn Number Seven, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
40
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Doubleday & Company
Release
1970
ISBN
0385013434
Dionysos and the Pirates: Homeric Hymn Number Seven
Description: Barbara Cooney's vivid illustrations and Penelope Proddow's delicate translation, come together to re-create the story of the kidnapping of Dionysos (god of grapevines, ivy flowers and an assortment of forest animals), bringing it vividly to life for today's readers. The artist went to the same cliffs in Greece where the story is set, to make her sketches on the actual "scene of the crime." Over two thousand after it was written, adults and children who read this ancient poem, will be as entertained and enchanted by it as was the original audience.Magic is in the eye of the beholder. Dionysos was also god of the theater, and in a way, this poem is about one of his finest theatrical triumphs.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dionysos and the Pirates: Homeric Hymn Number Seven. To get started finding Dionysos and the Pirates: Homeric Hymn Number Seven, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.