{"product_id":"wheat-ears-selected-poems-9798360230687","title":"Wheat Ears: Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreek mythology is a great treasure Manolis has inherited. Vast and fascinating, like India's, mythology has birthed some of the greatest epics and plays of world literature and continues to influence new art and writing. It is often credited with shaping Western culture. In poems selected from his book \u003ci\u003eSecond Advent of Zeus\u003c\/i\u003e, Manolis acknowledges his debt to the mythology by attributing verses to great mythical characters like Zeus, Athena, Hera, Psyche, Eros, Apollo, Aphrodite and others. However, he doesn't recreate the myths in a modern context or use them directly in the poems. He looks up to them for inspiration as his poems show: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"And I showed Zeus my first verse\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Athena smiled at me when I observed\u003cbr\u003ethat everything fitted in its position\u003cbr\u003enothing jutted out of place\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAjmer Rode, poet, essayist, translator\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Manolis Aligizakis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798360230687\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40854271623283,"sku":"9.79836E+12","price":36.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_04445cfa-4710-4569-a792-fa20824adc10.jpg?v=1686836035","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/wheat-ears-selected-poems-9798360230687","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}