IN SEARCH OF MYTHS AND HEROES: EXPLORING FOUR EPIC LEGENDS OF THE WORLD
Book ID/图书代码： 11340007B11012
English Summary/英文概要： In this entrancing new book, historian Michael Wood journeys to some of the remotest places on earth in search of four of our most powerful myths: Shangri-La, Jason and the Golden Fleece, the Queen of Sheba and King Arthur. His adventures take him from the fantastic landscapes of Tibet and the mountains of Georgia to the coasts of Ethiopa and Yemen. Michael asks why these famous legends still captivate us as he goes in search not just of the historical past and literal truth but also the mythic past.
In the first of these journeys, Michael investigates the legend of the hidden valley of Shangri-La - a place where the ancient wisdom of humanity is preserved for future ages - immortalized in James Hilton’s novel and Frank Capra’s Hollywood movie.
The Greek legend of Jason’s search for the Golden Fleece is the ultimate quest, older even than Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey - but was there really an expedition beyond the limits of the known world back in the mists of prehistory, before the Trojan War?
Travelling from Jerusalem to the Horn of Africa, Michael uncovers the legends of the Queen of Sheba, King Solomon and the Ark of the Covenant, stories found in the Jewish and Christian Bible, the Ethiopian Book of Kings and the Muslim Koran.
FInally, Michael travels through the Celtic countries of the British Isles in search of the tales of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table and the Holy Grail. Where do these stories come from? And why are we still fascinated by the once and future king?
Illustrated with a wonderful series of specially commissioned photographs by the Himalayan photographer and mountaineer Steve Razzetti, In Search of Myths and Heroes is at once a book of great journeys, a historical adventure and an exploration of some of humanity’s most enduring myths.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在這部令人欣喜的新書裏，歷史學家邁克爾•伍德來到地球上一些最為偏遠的地方，去尋找我們所知的四個著名的神話故事：香格里拉、伊阿宋智取金羊毛、示巴女王和亞瑟王。他的這場探險之旅帶他從西藏的奇幻的自然風景和格魯吉亞的山脈穿越至埃塞俄比亞和也門的海岸。邁克爾探尋為什麼這些著名傳說仍然吸引着我們，如同他尋找的不只是過去的歷史和原義的真理，而是神秘的過去。
在這些旅程中的第一站，作者邁克爾調查了香格里拉的隱谷傳說，一處為後世所保留遠古智慧的地方，未來好久-被永遠地記錄在詹姆斯•希爾頓的小說和弗蘭克•卡普拉的好萊塢電影中。
伊阿宋智取金羊毛的希臘傳說甚至比荷馬的《伊利亞特》和《奧德賽》史詩還有更為久遠，但在特洛伊戰爭之前，史前是否真的有過這樣一次終極探險？
邁克爾從耶路撒冷前往非洲之角，解開示巴女王、所羅門王和約櫃的傳說故事，從這些神話故事中作者發現了猶太人和基督教聖經、 王埃塞俄比亞的列王記和穆斯林的《古蘭經》。
最後，邁克爾穿過不列顛群島的凱爾特，尋找傳說中的亞瑟王和圓桌騎士聖杯的故事。這些故事從何而來？而為什麼我們仍然對這位‘永恆之王’著迷？
由喜馬拉雅攝影師和登山家斯蒂夫•拉澤蒂所拍攝的一組精彩插圖照，《尋找神話和英雄》是一次偉大征程，一次歷史的探險和探索人類一些亙古神話故事的一本歷史書籍。(Sandy)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 邁克爾•伍德（Michael Wood），1948年生於英國， 畢業于牛津大學奧瑞爾學院歷史系，身兼歷史學家、紀錄片製片人、主持人、作家等多重身份，英國皇家歷史協會成員，桑德蘭大學名譽博士。他製作並主持了超過80部電視紀錄片，並有多部講述英國歷史的專著，在英美等地深受歡迎。
代表作有：電視記錄片《歷史鐵道大旅行》、《追尋文明的起源》、《亞歷山大東征傳奇》、《神話與英雄大觀》、《印度的故事》等；歷史著作《追尋中世紀》、《追尋英國》、《追尋莎士比亞》等。
Michael Wood was born in Manchester and educated at Manchester Grammar School and Oriel College, Oxford, where he did post-graduate research in Anglo-Saxon history. A broadcaster and film-maker, he is the author of several highly praised books on English history, including In Search of the Dark Ages, Domesday and recently In Search of England. He has over eight documentary films to his name, including Art of the Western World, Legacy, In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great and the highly acclaimed Conquistadors. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
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