Poseidon S Curse

An investigation of the Atlantic origins of the American Revolution, focusing on the British navy's impressment of American ships and mariners.

A retelling of the myth of Odysseus, the Greek hero who, on his trip home from the Trojan War, faced the Cyclops, the Sirens, and even Poseidon, the God of the Sea. In graphic novel format.

After finally winning the decade-long war against the Trojans, Odysseus, captain of the Greek Army, only has to guide his men back home, across the sea. Yet the journey will prove just as perilous as the battles they have just won, as they encounter the monstrous, man-eating Cyclops, the irresistible song of the siren, and the wrath of an angry Poseidon, god of the sea. Are he and his men destined to die at sea? Or can Odysseus's cunning, strength, and courage bring them safely home?

There exists a magical place near the sea which some believe to be hallowed ground, where the future is idyllic and living in a dream is the only reality. Lyndon Williams is one who seeks this enchanted sanctuary with the hopes of creating a future for himself and his special girl. But his desire turns into a lifelong obsession when Lyndon is not willing to give up his dreams, or his first love, as he unfailingly searches through time for Poseidon's Grotto.

Poseidon's Curse' interprets the American Revolution from the vantage point of the Atlantic Ocean. Christopher P. Magra traces how British naval impressment played a leading role in the rise of Great Britain's seaborne empire, yet ultimately contributed significantly to its decline. Long reliant on appropriating free laborers to man the warships that defended British colonies and maritime commerce, the British severely jeopardized mariners' earning potential and occupational mobility, which led to deep resentment toward the British Empire. Magra explains how anger about impressment translated into revolutionary ideology, with impressment eventually occupying a major role in the Declaration of Independence as one of the foremost grievances Americans had with the British government.

This volume is arguably one of the most important studies of Euripides to appear in the last decade. Not only does it offer incisive examinations of many of Euripides' extant plays and their influence, it also includes seminal examinations of a number of Euripides fragmentary plays. This approach represents a novel and exciting development in Euripidean studies, since it is only very recently that the fragmentary plays have begun to appear in reliable and readily accessible editions. The book s thirty-two contributors constitute an international "who s who" of Euripidean studies and Athenian drama, and their contributions will certainly feature in the forefront of scholarly discourse on Euripides and Greek drama for years to come.

The modern fairy tale of a Greek boy who believes ardently in Poseidon, God of the sea, is presented with conviction by the author of Little Toot.