David Maloufs Ransom (2009) turns a single episode, Priams. The books are handsome too, illustrated in full color with photos of classical art and works by old masters. Modern reinterpretations of Homer and Troy are all the rage, but they come in many guises. Fry’s books follow in the tradition of such retellings in modern English prose as Edith Hamilton’s “Mythology” (1942) and Robert Graves’s rather dry “The Greek Myths” (1955). ‘Marry Clytemnestra! What could possibly go wrong?’ ” In Stephen Frys exceptional retelling of our greatest story, TROY will transport you to the depths of ancient Greece and beyond. “ ‘Go on!’ said Odysseus, daring to nudge Agamemnon in the ribs. He is particularly good at dialogue, at times of a sort that might, to use a Wodehouse expression, cause a classics professor to wilt like a salted slug.
His witty, urbane style often brings to mind his roles as Oscar Wilde and P.G. However, as you read, you can’t help hearing Mr. He is a lively, elegant writer, a great storyteller, and his books are insightful and erudite, with extensive glossaries and learned footnotes. as “Mythos” (2019), “Heroes” (2020) and “Troy” (2021), will surely bring in more readers, especially younger ones. Stephen Fry’s impressive trilogy, published in the U.S. Greek myths and legends have been told and retold in countless versions for over 2,700 years. The Trojan Horse, from an 1887 drawing of a Corinthian oil flask, ca.
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