영어로 읽는 고전 _ 앤드류 랭의 트로이와 그리스 이야기
"트로이와 그리스 이야기"(앤드류 랭 저)는 20세기 초에 쓰여진 고대 그리스 신화와 이야기들을 재구성한 모음집입니다. 이 책은 트로이 전쟁을 둘러싼 전설적인 이야기들, 특히 율리시스(오디세우스), 아킬레스와 같은 주목할 만한 영웅들의 모험과 헬렌의 아름다움으로 인해 발생한 갈등들에 초점을 맞춥니다. 이 이야기들은 단순한 액션과 모험뿐만 아니라 명예, 사랑, 그리고 전쟁의 결과에 대한 주제들도 탐구합니다.
책의 도입부는 고대 이타카의 배경을 설정하고 라에르테스 왕의 아들인 율리시스를 소개하며 시작되는데, 그의 용맹함과 교활한 성격을 강조하며 그의 성장 과정을 상세히 다룹니다. 소년 시절의 율리시스는 중요한 모험들을 경험하는데, 이는 야생 멧돼지와의 주목할 만한 조우를 포함하며, 이로 인해 그에게 생긴 흉터는 그의 미래의 시련들을 예고합니다.
서사는 율리시스의 청년기 그리스의 생생한 삶을 묘사하는 것으로 전환되는데, 여기에는 결혼을 둘러싼 관습들과 결국 전설적인 트로이 전쟁으로 이어지는 헬렌의 위력적인 아름다움이 포함됩니다. 서두는 이야기들 전반에 걸쳐 펼쳐질 풍부한 역사적 맥락과 인물 중심의 스토리텔링을 확립합니다.
Classics Read in English _ Tales of Troy and Greece by Andrew Lang
"Tales of Troy and Greece" by Andrew Lang is a collection of retold ancient Greek myths and stories, written in the early 20th century. This volume focuses on the legendary tales surrounding the Trojan War, particularly the adventures of notable heroes such as Ulysses (Odysseus), Achilles, and the conflicts arising from the beauty of Helen. The narratives deliver not only action and adventure but also explore themes of honor, love, and the consequences of war. The opening of the book begins by setting the scene of ancient Ithaca and introducing Ulysses, the son of King Laertes, detailing his upbringing with an emphasis on his bravery and cunning nature. As a boy, Ulysses experiences formative adventures, including a notable encounter with a wild boar, which leaves him with a scar, foreshadowing his future trials. The narrative shifts to portray the vibrant life in Greece during Ulysses' youth, including customs surrounding marriage and the formidable beauty of Helen, which ultimately leads to the legendary conflict of the Trojan War. The introduction establishes the rich historical context and character-driven storytelling that will unfold throughout the tales.
Among the contents
Long ago, in a little island called Ithaca, on the west coast of Greece, there lived a king named Laertes. His kingdom was small and mountainous. People used to say that Ithaca 'lay like a shield upon the sea,' which sounds as if it were a flat country. But in those times shields were very large, and rose at the middle into two peaks with a hollow between them, so that Ithaca, seen far off in the sea, with her two chief mountain peaks, and a cloven valley between them, looked exactly like a shield. The country was so rough that men kept no horses, for, at that time, people drove, standing up in little light chariots with two horses; they never rode, and there was no cavalry in battle: men fought from chariots. When Ulysses, the son of Laertes, King of Ithaca grew up, he never fought from a chariot, for he had none, but always on foot.
If there were no horses in Ithaca, there was plenty of cattle. The father of Ulysses had flocks of sheep, and herds of swine, and wild goats, deer, and hares lived in the hills and in the plains. The sea was full of fish of many sorts, which men caught with nets, and with rod and line and hook.
