Canongates The Myths Series
Explore the Canongate Myths Series, featuring reimagined classics like Margaret Atwood’s *The Penelopiad* and Victor Pelevin’s *The Helmet of Horror*, alongside Karen Armstrong’s *A Short History of Myth* and more. Discover curated fiction and social science from this legendary collection.
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A Short History of Myth
by Karen Armstrong
The author of The History of God and In the Beginning: A New Reading of Genesis offers a useful, well-written introduction to mythology from the Paleolithic period to the "Great Western Transformation" that used science to discredit myth. Reprint.
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The Penelopiad
by Margaret Atwood
The author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Blind Assassin presents a cycle of stories about Penelope, wife of Odysseus, through the eyes of the twelve maids hanged for disloyalty to Odysseus in his absence. Reprint.
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The Helmet of Horror
by Victor Pelevin
Retells the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur set in an Internet chat room.
