A powerful retelling of Oedipus and Antigone from the perspectives of the women the myths overlooked, from Natalie Haynes, the Women's Prize-shortlisted author of A Thousand Ships and the Sunday Times bestseller Stone Blind. My siblings and I have grown up in a cursed house, children of cursed parents .

The Children of Jocasta

Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for FictionPowerfully told from an all-female perspective, in A Thousand Ships, classicist and author of Divine Might, Natalie Haynes retells the story of the Trojan War - putting the women, girls and goddesses at the centre of the story. For fans of Madeline Miller's The Song of Achilles and Pat Barker's The Silence of the Girls.'With her trademark passion, wit, and fierce feminism, Natalie Haynes gives much-needed voice to the silenced women of the Trojan War' - Madeline Miller, author of CirceThis was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of them all .

A Thousand Ships - Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction

NATIONAL BESTSELLERAn NPR Best Book of the Year"Gorgeous.... With her trademark passion, wit, and fierce feminism, Natalie Haynes gives much-needed voice to the silenced women of the Trojan War."-Madeline Miller, author of CirceShortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, a gorgeous retelling of the Trojan War from the perspectives of the many women involved in its causes and consequences-for fans of Madeline Miller. This is the women's war, just as much as it is the men's. They have waited long enough for their turn .

A Thousand Ships - A Novel

'Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to!' - Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's TaleThe Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks and they have been retold many times, but rarely do they focus on the remarkable women at the heart of these ancient stories. Now, in Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths, Natalie Haynes - broadcaster, writer and passionate classicist - redresses this imbalance. Taking Pandora and her jar (the box came later) as the starting point, she puts the women of the Greek myths on equal footing with the menfolk. Stories of gods and monsters are the mainstay of epic poetry and Greek tragedy, from Homer to Aeschylus. But modern tellers of Greek myth have usually been men, and have routinely shown little interest in telling women's stories. And when they do, those women are often painted as monstrous, vengeful or just plain evil. But Pandora - the first woman, who according to legend unloosed chaos upon the world - was not a villain, and even Medea and Phaedra have more nuanced stories than generations of retellings might indicate. After millennia of stories telling of gods and men, be they Zeus or Odysseus, the voices that sing from these pages are those of Hera, Athena and Artemis, and of Clytemnestra, Jocasta, Eurydice and Penelope.'A treasure box of classical delights. Never has ancient misogyny been presented with so much wit and style' - historian Amanda Foreman

Pandora's Jar - Women in the Greek Myths

Dans les yeux de Méduse

The Iliad has had a far-reaching impact on Western literature and culture, inspiring writers, artists and classical composers across the ages. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an introduction by classicist, writer and broadcaster Natalie Haynes, author of A Thousand Ships and host of her own BBC Radio 4 show, Natalie Haynes Stands up for the Classics. Paris, a Trojan prince, wins Helen as his prize for judging a beauty contest between three goddesses, and abducts her from her Greek husband Menelaos. The Greeks, enraged by his audacity, sail to Troy and begin a long siege of the city. The Iliad is set in the tenth year of the war. Achilles - the greatest Greek warrior - is angry with his commander, Agamemnon, for failing to show him respect. He refuses to fight any longer, which is catastrophic for the Greeks, and results in personal tragedy for Achilles, too. With themes of war, rage, grief and love, The Iliad remains powerful and enthralling more than 2, 700 years after it was composed. This edition is translated into prose by Andrew Lang, Walter Leaf and Ernest Myers.

The Iliad

Troie vit ses derniers jours. Alors que la cité est la proie des flammes, une voix s'élève pour chanter l'histoire des femmes. Celle des Troyennes, telles Andromaque, Hélène et Cassandre, dont le sort repose désormais entre les mains de leurs ennemis. Celle des Grecques, comme Pénélope, condamnée à attendre le retour d'Ulysse, ou Iphigénie, sacrifiée par son père pour des vents favorables. Celle des déesses Héra, Athéna et Aphrodite, dont la vanité a plongé le monde dans le chaos. Mais aussi celle des femmes oubliées, reléguées dans l'ombre par les anciennes légendes : Créuse, OEnone, l'Amazone Penthésilée et bien d'autres. Dans ce roman choral épique et flamboyant, Natalie Haynes déroule un nouveau fil de l'histoire de Troie pour en célébrer les héroïnes.

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