The essential guide to the world of Aztec mythology, based on Nahuatl-language sources that challenge the colonial history passed down to us by the Spanish... Zobraziť viac
Rebel Folklore gathers 50 of the darkest and most complicated folktale characters from around the world, showing readers why we should care about the rebels and misfits of ancient stories... Zobraziť viac
In this powerful new collection, Charlotte Higgins foregrounds Greek mythology's most enduring heroines. Here are the myths of Heracles and Theseus, the Trojan war, Thebes and Argos and Athens... Zobraziť viac
Tales of East Africa is a collection of 22 traditional tales from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Welcome to a world of magical adventure-a place where a boy spares the life of a fearsome monster... Zobraziť viac
The long and thorny past of the Prague Jewish diaspora has left us with many monuments and even more stories that have won their unique place among other old Prague legends. When was the foundation stone of the Old New Synagogue laid? Was it really ... Zobraziť viac
A dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist, stunningly illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill. Exiled to a far-flung island by the whims of the gods, Medusa has little company except... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Classics: The inspiration for modern works as diverse as Wagner's Ring Cycle and Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings,... Zobraziť viac
The only work of its kind to survive from classical antiquity, the Library of Apollodorus is a unique guide to Greek... Zobraziť viac
Paris the Trojan has kidnapped Helen, Greek queen and most beautiful woman of the ancient world. A thousand ships give chase and lay siege to Troy. Yet the city stands resolutely against Greek might. Only invulnerable Achilles and... Zobraziť viac
This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of all of them... In the middle of the night, Creusa wakes to find her beloved Troy engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of brutal conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans... Zobraziť viac
In the darkness of night, magic awaits... Nottingham, 1906... Zobraziť viac
Within every woman, there lies a powerful force of energy, creativity and self-knowing: their wild woman. For centuries, she has been repressed by a male-orientated value system that trivialises her emotions. Until now... Zobraziť viac
An immersive and mesmerizing narrative that reimagines the Mesopotamian myth of the Great Flood... Zobraziť viac
A goblin with no body and a monster with no face. A resourceful samurai and a faithful daughter. A spirit of the moon and a dragon king.This collection of 15 traditional Japanese folktales transports readers to a time of adventure and enchantment. Drawn f Zobraziť viac
The Silmarillion is J.R.R. Tolkien's tragic, operatic history of the First Age of Middle-Earth, essential background material for serious readers of the classic Lord... Zobraziť viac
Baladická novela Údolí včel (1978) se odehrává v druhé polovině třináctého století. Líčí životní střet dvou přátel a křižáků Ondřeje z Vlkova a Armina von Heide... Zobraziť viac
Velká kniha pražských pověstí obsahuje stovky staropražských pověstí z... Zobraziť viac
An enchanting collection of 110 tales, translated from twenty-two different languages, that are by turns harrowing and comic, sardonic and allegorical, mysterious and romantic... Zobraziť viac
A dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist, stunningly illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill. Exiled to a far-flung island by the whims of the gods, Medusa has little company except the... Zobraziť viac
Již mnoho století patří Praha k nejvýznamnějším městům evropské židovské kultury. Kromě kamenných památek židovského města jsou to zejména pověsti a legendy starého a tajuplného ghetta, které z této kultury zůstaly zachovány... Zobraziť viac
