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The volume assembles short tales that retell myths, folktales, and imagined anecdotes with ironic erudition, ranging from a revived Prometheus encounter on a mountain to whimsical parables about alchemy, oracles, popes, and philosophers. Each piece compresses narrative, reflection, and satire to probe belief, authority, the tension between ancient ritual and human invention, and the persistence of truth amid cultural change. Standalone sketches vary in mood from melancholy to comic, often pairing classical motifs with imaginative twists and concise moral or philosophical observation.

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Title: The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales

Author: Richard Garnett

Release date: November 1, 2003 [eBook #10095]
Most recently updated: October 28, 2024

Language: English

Credits: Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

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THE TWILIGHT
OF THE GODS:
AND OTHER TALES

by Richard Garnett

MDCCCCIII