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Barbara Leonie Picard

    Barbara Leonie Picardová je známa najmä svojimi pútavými rozprávaniami klasických mýtov pre mladých čitateľov. Jej diela, často zamerané na Homéra a Gilgameša, sú cenené pre svoju zrelosť a podnetnosť. Autorka sa venuje hlbším témam, ktoré provokujú k zamysleniu a ponúkajú mladým čitateľom bohatý literárny zážitok. Jej schopnosť sprístupniť staroveké príbehy súčasnému publiku ju robí jedinečnou autorkou.

    The Goldfinch Garden
    German Hero-sagas and Folk-tales
    Hero-tales From the British Isles
    The Odyssey
    Ransom for a Knight
    The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer
    • In early 14th-century England, young Alys de Renneville, unable to persuade any of her relatives that her father and brother are alive and being held for ransom in Scotland, determines to rescue them herself and, together with the fourteen-year-old servant boy Hugh, sets out on the perilous journey north.

      Ransom for a Knight
    • After the fall of Troy, Odysseus sets sail for his kingdom of Ithaca. He has to face many dangers. He even journeys down into the underworld and meets the dead Greek heroes. His wife and son are waiting, hoping that he will come and help them face the men who have invaded their home. This work features the story of Odysseus's famous journey.

      The Odyssey