The wisdom of the ancients. The publisher Canongate has asked an international panel of starry writers to update myths for modern audiences. But how successful can such retellings ever be? Simon Goldhill assesses the first three works in the series

Simon Goldhill — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:00:00 GMT

Weight Jeanette Winterson Canongate, 151pp, �12 ISBN 1841956716 The Penelopiad Margaret Atwood Canongate, 199pp, �12 A Short History of Myth Karen Armstrong Canongate, 159pp, �12

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The wisdom of the ancients. The publisher Canongate has asked an international panel of starry writers to update myths for modern audiences. But how successful can such retellings ever be? Simon Goldhill assesses the first three works in the series