Odyssee

If you can speak and read English, you can write poetry.<BR><BR>The trick is knowing where to start. Stephen Fry, who has long written poems, and indeed has written long poems, for his own private pleasure, invites you to discover the incomparable delights of metre, rhyme and verse forms.<BR><BR>Whether you want to write a Petrarchan sonnet for your lover's birthday, an epithalamion for your sister's wedding or a villanelle excoriating the government's housing policy, The Ode Less Travelled will give you the tools and the confidence to do so. <BR><BR>Brimful of enjoyable exercises, witty insights and simple step-by-step advice, The Ode Less Travelled guides the reader towards mastery and confidence in the Mother of the Arts.

AN EPIC BATTLE THAT LASTED TEN YEARS. A LEGENDARY STORY THAT HAS SURVIVED THOUSANDS.<BR><BR>'An inimitable retelling of the siege of Troy . . . Fry's narrative, artfully humorous and rich in detail, breathes life and contemporary relevance into these ancient tales' OBSERVER<BR><BR>'Stephen Fry has done it again. Well written and super storytelling' 5***** READER REVIEW<BR> ________<BR><BR> 'Troy. The most marvellous kingdom in all the world. The Jewel of the Aegean. Glittering Ilion, the city that rose and fell not once but twice . . .'<BR><BR>When Helen, the beautiful Greek queen, is kidnapped by the Trojan prince Paris, the most legendary war of all time begins.<BR><BR>Watch in awe as a thousand ships are launched against the great city of Troy.<BR><BR>Feel the fury of the battleground as the Trojans stand resolutely against Greek might for an entire decade.<BR><BR>And witness the epic climax - the wooden horse, delivered to the city of Troy in a masterclass of deception by the Greeks . . .<BR><BR>In Stephen Fry's exceptional retelling of our greatest story, TROY will transport you to the depths of ancient Greece and beyond.<BR> ________<BR><BR> 'A fun romp through the world's greatest story. Fry's knowledge of the world - ancient and modern - bursts through' Daily Telegraph<BR><BR>'An excellent retelling . . . told with compassion and wit' 5***** Reader Review<BR><BR>'Hugely successful, graceful' The Times<BR><BR>'If you want to read about TROY, this book is a must over any other' 5***** Reader Review<BR><BR>'Fluent, crisp, nuanced, begins with a bang' The Times Literary Supplement<BR><BR>'The characters . . . are brilliantly brought to life' 5***** Reader Review<BR><BR> PRAISE FOR STEPHEN FRY'S GREEK SERIES:<BR><BR> 'A romp through the lives of ancient Greek gods. Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased' Times<BR><BR> 'A head-spinning marathon of legends' Guardian<BR><BR> 'An Olympian feat. The gods seem to be smiling on Fry - his myths are definitely a hit' Evening Standard<BR><BR> 'An odyssey through Greek mythology. Brilliant . . . all hail Stephen Fry' Daily Mail<BR><BR> 'A rollicking good read' Independent

'So schlitzohrig wurden die Triumphe und Niederlagen der alten Heroen nur selten erzählt.' DPA Jason und Medea schläfern den niemals schlafenden Drachen ein und stehlen das Goldene Vlies, Theseus überwindet mit Ariadnes List den unüberwindbaren Minotaurus und findet aus dem Labyrinth - und gegen den smarten Ödipus hat die eingebildete Sphinx keine Chance: Nie wurden spektakulärere Abenteuer von clevereren Helden erlebt als in der klassischen Antike. Nun haucht der legendäre britische Komiker Stephen Fry den Sagen mit Dialogen, die an Monty-Python Sketche erinnern, neues Leben ein. 'Suchtstoff.' NDR 'Genauso entzückend und schwer aus der Hand zu legen wie ¿Mythos¿.' The Herald