{"product_id":"arcadian-days","title":"Arcadian Days","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Greek myths, refined by the great poets and playwrights of Ancient Greece, distil the essence of human life: its brief span, its pride, courage and insecurity, its anxious relationship with the natural world – earth, sea and sky, represented by powerful gods and monsters.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTaking inspiration from the incomparably beautiful and intense poetry of Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, Spurling – a lifelong classicist and an award-winning playwright and historical novelist – spins five more myths for contemporary readers. These captivating tales centre on male-female pairs – Prometheus and Pandora, Jason and the sorceress Medea, Oedipus and his daughter Antigone, Achilles and his mother Thetis, Odysseus and Penelope – that destroyed dynasties, raised and felled heroes, and sealed the fates of men.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Spurling","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":63431731282250,"sku":"9780715654569","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":63431731315018,"sku":"9780715654576","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1069\/9758\/0106\/files\/9780715654569.jpg?v=1788729444","url":"https:\/\/duckworthbooks.co.uk\/products\/arcadian-days","provider":"Duckworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}