There's a kind of relation between nature and the characters that is, that is magical. I darted out from my rock whenever lock down's lifted to try and visit some of the places. There was one place in particular where king arthur's dog had supposedly imprinted a stone with his paw. And i thought, this is characterizing arthurow. If you knew this landscape like and felt it the way i feel now standing here,. It's a way of describing just how big and powerful arthur is without having to say arthur was really big and powerful. E, i've been to welsh hills loads. I can write about landscape, you know, took do
Art historian, printmaker and writer Dr Amy Jeffs is joined in conversation by author and journalist Charlotte Higgins to discuss how ancient myths and legends are constantly retold and reimagined by new storytellers. Amy Jeffs' book, Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain, is a retelling of 30 medieval myths and legends. Charlotte Higgins' book, Greek Myths: A New Retelling, provides a refreshed narrative by focusing on the perspective of women in the stories of Ancient Greece, with illustrations from Turner Prize-winning artist Chris Ofili.
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