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The Golden Fleece
Hardcover
FantasyClassic FictionLiterary Fiction
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ISBN13: 9781515429555
Publisher: SMK Books
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 174
Weight: 0.94
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A retelling of the Greek legend of Jason and the Argonauts, presenting classical mythology in a clear and continuous narrative form. In The Golden Fleece, Padraic Colum recounts the quest for the legendary fleece, following Jason and his companions through a sequence of voyages, trials, and encounters drawn from ancient sources.
The narrative proceeds through episodic structure while maintaining continuity across the larger journey, integrating individual myths into a unified account. Colum's method emphasizes clarity of storytelling and coherence of sequence, shaping traditional material into a form accessible to younger readers while preserving its mythological framework. The work balances action with descriptive context, allowing the progression of the quest to carry thematic development.
Positioned within the tradition of mythological retellings, the volume serves as an introduction to Greek legend and heroic narrative. It remains of interest for its presentation of classical material in a structured and readable form.
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