The King Must Die; The Bull from the Sea: Introduction by Daniel Mendelsohn (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)

Mary Renault

ISBN-13
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Year
2022
Pages
632
Format
Hardcover, new

Two novels by Mary Renault (Everyman's Library, 2022). The King Must Die and The Bull from the Sea retell the legend of Theseus, with an introduction by Daniel Mendelsohn. Hardcover, 632 pages.

About this book

This Everyman’s Library hardcover brings together Mary Renault’s two novels about the legendary hero Theseus, The King Must Die and The Bull from the Sea, with an introduction by Daniel Mendelsohn. Published in 2022 in the Contemporary Classics series, it runs 632 pages.

The King Must Die follows Theseus from his birth through a forced stay in Eleusis to the palace of King Minos on Crete, where he enlists the high priestess Ariadne. The Bull from the Sea opens with Theseus back in Athens as king and includes a life-changing encounter with Hippolyta and the treachery of his wife Phaedra.

The volume also includes a select bibliography and a chronology of the author’s life and times.

Product details

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PublisherEveryman's Library
Published2022
AuthorMary Renault
FormatHardcover, 632 pages
ISBN-13978-0-593-53563-9
ISBN-100593535634
Size5.3 × 8.3 × 1.3 in · 1.5 lb
ConditionNew

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