Arcadian Days: Gods, Women and Men from Greek Myth by JOHN SPURLING
$27.99 AUD
Category: Mythology
In a new companion volume to Arcadian Nights, the lifelong classicist and award-winning novelist brilliantly recasts five Greek myths of legendary male-female pairings. The Greek myths, refined by the great poets and playwrights of Ancient Greece, distil the essence of human life: its brief span, its pr ...Show more
Arcadian Nights: Gods, Heroes and Monsters from Greek Myth by JOHN SPURLING
$27.99 AUD
Category: Mythology
The legends of five great Greek heroes are thrillingly reimagined for modern readers by the lifelong classicist and award-winning playwright and historical novelist. Ancient as they are, the Greek myths still resonate at the core of our literature and culture, and may well reveal more about human nature ...Show more
Arthurian Myths and Legends by Raluca Radulescu (Introduction by); J. K. Jackson (Editor)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Mythology | Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions Ser.
Gorgeous Collector's Edition. Many medieval writers, especially from France and Wales, wrote stories about the great British leader, King Arthur. Legends, folklore and myths from this period come together to paint a picture of who he was with some describing him as a great warrior, defending Britain fro ...Show more
Basilisks and Beowulf - Monsters in the Anglo-Saxon World by Tim Flight
$34.99 AUD
Category: Mythology
An eye-opening, engrossing look at the central role of monsters in the Anglo-Saxon worldview. This book addresses a simple question: why were the Anglo-Saxons obsessed with monsters, many of which did not exist? Drawing on literature and art, theology, and a wealth of firsthand evidence, Basilisks a ...Show more
Beasts & Creatures: Myths & Tales by TOK THOMPSON
$49.99 AUD
Category: Mythology | Series: Gothic Fantasy Ser.
With their weird combination of animal limbs, or distorted visions of human perception, beasts and creatures can be found in all myths and legends of the world, often used to demonstrate moral or fabulistic stories, and explain extreme natural phenomenon. This new collection includes many of the most fa ...Show more
Between Worlds - Folktales of Britain and Ireland (PB) by Kevin Crossley-Holland Kevin; Frances Castle Frances
$16.99 AUD
Category: Mythology
The definitive collection of British and Irish folktales from master storyteller and poet Kevin Crossley-Holland. Rich and strange, these eerie and magical folktales from across Britain and Ireland have been passed down from generation to generation, and are gathered together in a definitive new collec ...Show more
Black Sci-Fi Short Stories by VARIOUS
$52.99 AUD
Category: SFF Sci-Fi / Fantasy | Series: Gothic Fantasy Ser.
A deluxe edition of new writing and neglected perspectives. Dystopia, apocalypse, gene-splicing, cloning and colonization are explored here by new authors and combined with writing of an older tradition (by authors such as Martin Delany, Frances Harper, Pauline Hopkins and W.E.B. Dubois) whose first-ha ...Show more
Buddhist Folk Tales by Kevin Walker
$32.99 AUD
Category: Mythology
An exciting set of tales from the Buddhist tradition to inspire, move, challenge and amuse This collection of Buddhist stories has been performed to audiences all over the country and offers a Buddhist perspective of life and the world. The collection includes stories about the birth of The Budd ...Show more
Bulfinch's Mythology (Knickerbocker Cl.. by Thomas Bulfinch; Robert Hanks (Introduction by)
$19.99 AUD
Category: Mythology | Series: Knickerbocker Classics Ser.
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Celtic Ancient Origins by Martin J. Dougherty
$29.99 AUD
Category: Mythology | Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions Ser.
Beautiful edition taking the reader through the origins and history the mighty Celts, known at the time of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, highlighting the origins of modern fiction in myth and fable. To most of us, Celtic culture is at once distinctive and enigmatic. Though we may acknowledge the Celtic h ...Show more
Central African Folktales by J. K. Jackson (Editor)
$25.00 AUD
Category: Mythology | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
From the beating heart of Central Africa comes a collection to join East African, West African and Southern African Folktales Featuring stories such as The Prince Who Insisted on Possessing the Moon, The Dog Came to Live with Man, and The Legend of the Cunning Terrapin and the Crane, tales from Cent ...Show more
Chinese Folktales by J. K. Jackson (Editor)
$25.00 AUD
Category: Mythology | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Chinese Folklore is drawn from over three thousand years of storytelling, with early legends of the gods and heroes, weird mysteries of sorcery and elemental forces, tales of the land and the animals within, and delightful sketches of love. Fantasy and philosophy often play important roles as the young ...Show more