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By Niebuhr,Arthur Rackham

‘The Greek Heroes – tales Translated From Niebuhr’ provides a suite of exciting tales approximately 5 Greek Heroes; ‘The Argonauts, ‘The Prowess of Hercules’, ‘The Heraclidae’, ‘The tale of Perseus’, and ‘The tale of Theseus’. jointly, those tales offer a finished photograph of Greek fable and legend. Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1776 – 1831), was once a Danish-German statesman, banker, and historian who grew to become Germany’s prime historian of Classical Rome and Greece. His vintage tale telling brings this lengthy misplaced international and old civilisation to lifestyles – for either old and young to enjoy.

This variation of ‘The Greek Heroes’ includes a sequence of excellent color and black-and-white illustrations – by way of a grasp of the craft; Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). essentially the most celebrated painters of the British Golden Age of representation (which encompassed the years from 1850 until eventually the beginning of the 1st international War), Rackham’s artistry is kind of easily, unheard of. all through his occupation, he constructed a different variety, combining haunting humour with dream-like romance. awarded along the textual content, his illustrations extra refine and elucidate Niebuhr’s enchanting narratives.

Pook Press celebrates the good ‘Golden Age of representation‘ in children’s literature – a interval of extraordinary excellence in booklet representation. We submit infrequent and classic Golden Age illustrated books, in top of the range color variations, in order that the masterful art and story-telling can proceed to thrill either younger and old.

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