A thrillingly original, labyrinthine journey through myth, art, literature, history, archaeology and memoir, by the Baillie Gifford-shortlisted author The tale of how the hero Theseus killed the Minotaur, finding his way out of the labyrinth using A…
**BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK**The tale of how the hero Theseus killed the Minotaur, finding his way out of the labyrinth using Ariadne's ball of red thread, is one of the most intriguing, suggestive and persistent of all myths, and the labyrinth -…
Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian's chief culture writer, steps behind the polished doors of Broadcasting House and investigates the BBC. Based on her hugely popular essay series, this personal journey answers the questions that rage around this vulne…
Featuring things from Achilles' heel to Pythagoras' theorem, from Oedipus and his complex to Margaret Thatcher and Thucydides, this book aims to unlock the richness of the Greek world and show just how profoundly it has informed our own.
A brilliantly original, landmark retelling of Greek myths, recounted as if they were actual scenes being woven into textiles by women who feature prominently in them. Athena, Alcitho , Philomela, Arachne, Andromache, Helen, Circe, Penelope. Full of…
Consider the way we think: about right and wrong, about the nature of beauty, goodness and truth. What, in the end, it is to be a human being amid the immensity of the universe. What it is to be mortal, to live for a brief while, and die.All this, a…
It wasn't just under-floor heating, hot baths and roads that the Romans did first and best...Remember Latin translation? All those arrows and ramparts, and centurions forever striking camp...Let's cut straight to the fun part. Forget about battles a…
What does Roman Britain mean to us now? How were its physical remains rediscovered and made sense of? How has it been reimagined, in story and song and verse? This book traces these tales by setting out to discover the remains of Roman Britain for h…
