Natalie Haynes
Pandora's Jar : Women in the Greek Myths Paperback Book
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
In the many retellings of the Greek myths, the focus is generally on gods and heroes, but Natalie Haynes refocuses our gaze on the remarkable women at the centre of these ancient stories.'Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes notverynice women were up to!' &ndash Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's TaleThe Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks and they have been retold many times, but rarely do they focus on the remarkable women at the heart of these ancient stories.Now, in Pandora's Jar Women in the Greek Myths, Natalie Haynes &ndash broadcaster, writer and passionate classicist &ndash redresses this imbalance. Taking Pandora and her jar (the box came later) as the starting point, she puts the women of the Greek myths on equal footing with the menfolk.Stories of gods and monsters are the mainstay of epic poetry and Greek tragedy, from Homer to Aeschylus. But modern tellers of Greek myth have usually been men, and have routinely shown little interest in telling women&rsquos stories. And when they do, those women are often painted as monstrous, vengeful or just plain evil. But Pandora &ndash the first woman, who according to legend unloosed chaos upon the world &ndash was not a villain, and even Medea and Phaedra have more nuanced stories than generations of retellings might indicate.After millennia of stories telling of gods and men, be they Zeus or Odysseus, the voices that sing from these pages are...
Binding: Paperback;320 pages; Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL; Classification: DB; Weight: 342 g; Dimensions: 130 x 196 x 24
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In the many retellings of the Greek myths, the focus is generally on gods and heroes, but Natalie Haynes refocuses our gaze on the remarkable women at the centre of these ancient stories.'Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes notverynice women were up to!' &ndash Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's TaleThe Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks and they have been retold many times, but rarely do they focus on the remarkable women at the heart of these ancient stories.Now, in Pandora's Jar Women in the Greek Myths, Natalie Haynes &ndash broadcaster, writer and passionate classicist &ndash redresses this imbalance. Taking Pandora and her jar (the box came later) as the starting point, she puts the women of the Greek myths on equal footing with the menfolk.Stories of gods and monsters are the mainstay of epic poetry and Greek tragedy, from Homer to Aeschylus. But modern tellers of Greek myth have usually been men, and have routinely shown little interest in telling women&rsquos stories. And when they do, those women are often painted as monstrous, vengeful or just plain evil. But Pandora &ndash the first woman, who according to legend unloosed chaos upon the world &ndash was not a villain, and even Medea and Phaedra have more nuanced stories than generations of retellings might indicate.After millennia of stories telling of gods and men, be they Zeus or Odysseus, the voices that sing from these pages are...
Binding: Paperback;320 pages; Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL; Classification: DB; Weight: 342 g; Dimensions: 130 x 196 x 24
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
Natalie Haynes
Pandora's Jar : Women in the Greek Myths Paperback Book
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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