THE ARETE STORYBOOK OF HEROES VOLUME I Dianne Tittle de Laet9 x 12 PB • 134 Pgs • $40.00 • ISBN 978-1-60052-193-5
The Arete Storybook of Heroes Volume I: Is a book of Myth, Hope & Fable is one mother’s response to the once upon a time midnight feedings that turned into poetry readings and a lifelong commitment to the oral tradition. It is my hope that this storybook of heroes dignifies the right of the person, young or old, to imagine. In spite of the popular culture, it is up to us to imagine who our heroes are and for young people to know them as the best friends of their best thoughts.
Included in this storybook are a number of myths and fables I have performed to the accompaniment of the harp over the years. Among them is a Homeric Hymn to inspire a budding environmentalist, some of the lesser-known fables by Aesop, and a myth about the meeting between Arete (Virtue) and the legendary strong man, Heracles. My story about Mother Mary was presented in the Great Theatre in Argos, Greece, and in Ephesus at Meryem Ana Evi – the House of Mary during the Izmir International Music Festival in 2000.
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