The King Must Die
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Beschreibung
Renault starts with Theseus' early years, showing how the mystery of his father's identity and his small stature breed the insecurities that spur his youthful hijinx. As he moves on to Eleusis, Athens, and Crete, his playfulness and fondness for pranks matures into the courage to attempt singular heroic feats, the gallantry and leadership he was known for on the battlefield, and the bold-hearted ingenuity he shows in navigating the labyrinth and slaying the Minotaur. In what is perhaps the most inventive of all her novels of Ancient Greece, Renault casts Theseus in a surprisingly original pose; she teases the flawed human out of the bronze hero, and draws the plausible out of the fantastic.
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A fictionalized account of Theseus, King of Athens before he became the King, it is not a historical essay and it does not try to be one. That is not to say the research is shoddy but the explanation seems to give importance to one detail while ignoring others that do not fit. Moving on from what to how, this is not an easy read. The scenery descriptions do not allow you to be part of Theseus's journey even though it is in first person. You have to wait for a long time for the dialogues and they are not ear catching. The drama we might expect it to be is lacking. Sorry Mary Renault and her fans but you dont write about kings and be subtle about it.
Beschreibung
Renault starts with Theseus' early years, showing how the mystery of his father's identity and his small stature breed the insecurities that spur his youthful hijinx. As he moves on to Eleusis, Athens, and Crete, his playfulness and fondness for pranks matures into the courage to attempt singular heroic feats, the gallantry and leadership he was known for on the battlefield, and the bold-hearted ingenuity he shows in navigating the labyrinth and slaying the Minotaur. In what is perhaps the most inventive of all her novels of Ancient Greece, Renault casts Theseus in a surprisingly original pose; she teases the flawed human out of the bronze hero, and draws the plausible out of the fantastic.
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Beiträge
A fictionalized account of Theseus, King of Athens before he became the King, it is not a historical essay and it does not try to be one. That is not to say the research is shoddy but the explanation seems to give importance to one detail while ignoring others that do not fit. Moving on from what to how, this is not an easy read. The scenery descriptions do not allow you to be part of Theseus's journey even though it is in first person. You have to wait for a long time for the dialogues and they are not ear catching. The drama we might expect it to be is lacking. Sorry Mary Renault and her fans but you dont write about kings and be subtle about it.