The gold standard in Greek mythology in a dazzling Graphic Deluxe Edition featuring flaps deckled edges and specially commissioned cover art by Ross Macdonald and a new introduction by the multimillion-copy bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series From the creation of the world out of Chaos and the birth of the Olympians to the Trojan War and Odysseus's return Robert Graves's superb retelling of the Greek myths has long been acclaimed as the definitive edition. Graves draws on sources scattered throughout ancient literature using a novelist's skill to weave a crisp coherent narrative of each myth and providing commentaries with cross-references interpretations and explanations based on solid scholarship. The result is a classic volume of many of the greatest stories ever told—stories of the gods heroes and extraordinary events that inspired Homer the Greek tragedians and so much of subsequent European literature. For more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1700& 160;titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the& 160;series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as up-to-date& 160;translations by award-winning translators. Language: English