{"product_id":"the-king-must-die-the-bull-from-the-sea-introduction-by-daniel-mendelsohn-hardcover","title":"The King Must Die; The Bull from the Sea: Introduction by Daniel Mendelsohn - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Renault\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Mendelsohn\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hardcover omnibus edition of the two classic novels in which Mary Renault brilliantly recreated the legendary hero Theseus and his defeat of the Minotaur. CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her inventive novels of ancient Greece, Mary Renault performs the alchemical feats of fashioning from the myth of Theseus a convincingly flawed hero and of weaving a thrillingly plausible account of the events that inspired the fantastical tale of the Labyrinth and the Minotaur. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe King Must Die \u003c\/i\u003efollows young Theseus from his mystery-shrouded birth and youthful insecurity about his small size, through his growing strength and ingenuity to a dawning belief in his destiny. When teenaged Theseus sets out to join his true father, the King of Athens, he is delayed by unforeseen adventures: first by a perilous forced sojourn in the matriarchal society of Eleusis and next when he volunteers to join the annual tribute of Athenian youths sent to be sacrificed to a bull-worshipping cult on the island of Crete. Once trapped in the labyrinthine palace of King Minos, Theseus enlists the help of the high priestess Ariadne in a daring plan to free the Athenians forever from the dominance of Crete. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bull from the Sea \u003c\/i\u003ebegins after Theseus's triumphal return to Athens, where he finds that his father has died and he is now king. But his confidence in his divinely ordained destiny will be shaken by the adventures yet ahead of him: a life-changing encounter with Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons; the birth of a son who will insist on choosing his own path; and the tragic results of his wife Phaedra's treachery. Combining her deep understanding of the cultures of the ancient Greek world with inspired speculation, Renault brings the heroes and monsters of legend enthrallingly to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Contemporary Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARY RENAULT (1905-1983) was the author of more than a dozen novels. She was born in London, educated at Oxford, and trained as a nurse. After World War II she and her life partner, Julie Mullard, settled in South Africa and traveled widely in Africa and Greece. This was when she began writing her historical novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe King Must Die\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last of the Wine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Persian Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, and a biography of Alexander the Great, \u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Alexander\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Introducer: \u003c\/b\u003eDANIEL MENDELSOHN is a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books.\u003c\/i\u003e His books include the international best seller \u003ci\u003eThe Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award; a memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Elusive Embrace, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book and a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year; and \u003ci\u003eAn Odyssey: A Father, A Son and an Epic. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is the author of the definitive English translation of the \u003ci\u003eComplete Poems\u003c\/i\u003e of C. P. Cavafy and of two collections of essays\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e He teaches literature at Bard College.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 632\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.42 x 8.19 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766379970848,"sku":"9780593535639","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/26e73ccc7b370efe02fc41d9742c8dbb.webp?v=1780291580","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-king-must-die-the-bull-from-the-sea-introduction-by-daniel-mendelsohn-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}