Carlos García Gual Bücher

Madrid. 1999. Aguilar. 24x15. 522p.

Carlos García Gual estudia en este volumen los rasgos más destacados de La secta del perro (precursosres de la ética estoica y epicúrea) y de sus figuras más relevantes, completándolo con la traducción de la parte dedicada por Diógenes Laercio a los Cínicos en sus «Vidas de los filósofos».

Homer's epic poem, The Iliad, is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. Rich with arresting imagery and memorable characters, its powerful metaphors still permeate modern culture. This brilliant retelling offers young readers an exciting introduction to the heroes of ancient Greece while providing the complete story of the battle of Troy. The legendary beauty, Helen, is abducted, leading to a decade-long conflict in which even the gods and goddesses take sides and intervene. This is the Trojan War, where the most valiant heroes of the ancient world are pitted against one another. Here Hector, Ajax, Achilles, and Odysseus meet their most formidable challenges and in some cases, their tragic ends. Rosemary Sutcliff makes such extraordinary stories as those of the Trojan horse, of Aphrodite and the golden apple, and of the fearsome warrior women, the Amazons, accessible to contemporary young people.

Indossando i panni di Tiresia Camilleri, con la potenza del mito e la forza della sua narrazione, ricostruisce la storia del celebre indovino attraverso i secoli, protagonista letterario declinato in età antica e moderna da scrittori, poeti, filosofi, drammaturghi. E confermando l’incrollabile passione per il teatro, la formidabile cultura, ci regala un’opera unica e preziosa.