Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures 

基本信息

Paperback: 496页

出版社: Penguin (2019年6月27日)

语种： English

ISBN-10: 1405940360

ISBN-13: 978-1405940368

产品尺寸及重量: 129 x 198 x 30mm | 366g

书籍简介

Mortals and Monsters. Quests and Adventures . . . 

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There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes.

Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes.

In this companion to his bestselling Mythos, Stephen Fry brilliantly retells these dramatic, funny, tragic and timeless tales. Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece. See Atalanta - who was raised by bears - outrun any man before being tricked with golden apples. Witness wily Oedipus solve the riddle of the Sphinx and discover how Bellerophon captures the winged horse Pegasus to help him slay the monster Chimera.

Filled with white-knuckle chases and battles, impossible puzzles and riddles, acts of base cowardice and real bravery, not to mention murders and selfless sacrifices, Heroes is the story of what we mortals are truly capable of - at our worst and our very best.

媒体推荐

'Ebullient and funny' The Times

'Entertaining and edifying' Daily Telegraph

'A rollicking good read' Independent

'Fry exhibits enormous erudition and enthusiasm' Mail on Sunday

'The Greek gods of the past become relatable as pop culture, modern literature and music are woven throughout. Joyfully informal yet full of the literary legacy' Guardian

作者简介

斯蒂芬·弗雷（Stephen John Fry，1957年8月24日－）是英国演员、喜剧演员、作家和电视主持人。

他与英国演员休·劳瑞搭档成为《弗莱劳瑞秀》的二人团体，合作了《弗莱劳瑞秀》（A Bit of Fry and Laurie）和《万能管家》（Jeeves and Wooster）；他主演了电影《王尔德和他的情人》（他凭此片提名金球奖最佳戏剧类电影男主角），并在喜剧连续剧《黑爵士》（Blackadder）中扮演梅尔切特（Melchett），曾长期主持BBC电视节目《QI》。2008年他主持了六集电视记录剧《史蒂芬·佛莱在美国》（Stephen Fry in America），剧中访问了美国的五十个州。另，他在影集《尸骨未寒》前几季中饰演一名心理医师Gordon Wyatt、在电影 《V怪客》中饰演Gordon Deitrich。

佛莱一直以来为各种杂志和报纸撰写专栏，同时也出版了小说和自传《摩押是我的浴盆》（Moab Is My Washpot）。他的新作品《少游颂》是一本诗歌创作指导，发行于2005年。另外，那些听过JK罗琳的《哈利波特》有声小说的人对弗雷的声音一定很熟悉，因为这部有声小说的讲述人正是他。

Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director. He rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie in A Bit of Fry and Laurie (which he co-wrote with Laurie) and Jeeves and Wooster, and was unforgettable as General Melchett in Blackadder. He has hosted over 180 episodes of QI, and has narrated all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the audiobook recordings.