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I have read all of Mary Renault's Greek history novels and this is my favorite. It is short and covers a brief period in the history of Greece. The character, the poet Simonides, had a long life and the story is told from his boyhood to his old age. He witnesses the loss of Ionia to the Persians and moves to Athens to meet Peisistratus the tyrant who compiled the works of Homer in written text to save it for posterity. He ruled for several periods and was ousted only to return to power. His sons ruled after his death and one, Hipparchus, is a friend of Simonides and a patron of the arts. He is murdered by the two lovers, Harmodius and Aristogeiton. They were credited with being democrats which was early propaganda. Statues were erected of them in Athens and taken by the Persians during the invasion. Alexander recovered the statues when he invaded Persia. This short novel is an enjoyable study of early Athens.


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there are many reviews of ms. renault's work here already, so i will keep this very brief the reason mary renault is my favorite author is that she can bring the emotional and human quality of her characters to the surface. she makes these long dead people with strange names come alive. she gives them a quotidian life. she makes them human, and humane. true, her knowledge of the ancient greeks is encyclopedic. true, her descriptions are wonderous, but her deep empathy for the people in her novels is what separates her from other historical writers. she also handles homoeroticism/homosocial behavior with a sweetness and sensitivity that demonstrates the value of the delicate bonds that men should be encouraged to explore and nurture. her compassion for the human experience is sometimes overwhelming.
Mary Renault's historical fiction is so enjoyable to read and so beautifully written that I can't recommend it enough. For those who want to know more about Greece and the Mediterranean in the 6th century BC, or for those who just want a wonderful book that informs as it unrolls, this is it.
Mary Renault's books about early Greek history are superb. Her books based on Greek myth are excellent. Her later books about Alexander the Great were very good, but in my opinion her best works, in addition to this one, are The Mask of Apollo and The Last of the Wine.
Mary Renault was an English writer best known for her historical novels set in Ancient Greece. In addition to vivid fictional portrayals of Theseus, Socrates, Plato and Alexander the Great, she wrote a non-fiction biography of Alexander. If you have not yet read her work, do yourself a favor and purchase one of her novels... I particularly recommend either The Persian Boy or The Last of the Wine.
Another peerless classic about ancient Greece by Mary Renault. I wish she had written more. I feel as though I know Ancient Athens now; its agora and its alleyways. Also some of the islands and the sea between. I can almost taste the salt spray and feel the beat of the oars. What a gift she had!
Mary Renault weaves a compelling story around the life of Simonides, 556-468 B.C. a famous Greek lyric poet. Praise Singing refers to the mostly commissioned work to celebrate the famous deeds of heroes, kings and the like in a time when the wealthy heavily supported the arts and funded great prizes for poets and playwrights. She builds her story around what historic facts of the time are known, and this in itself makes a palatable history lesson. Simonides was remembered for his great oral knowledge of the entirety of the Homeric poems, strictly an oral tradition for thousands of years at the time he was born. True to his professional training, he had concerns about what would happen to the art of poetry when it was introduced to written word after thousands of years of an oral tradition. Eventually, he was commissioned to make that leap for posterity. He is also remembered for his method of storing huge amounts of information in his mind. Anecdotes that outlived him carry forward his explanation of his method as a mind palace which has been used as a Sherlock Holmes device in a recent production.

Although I enjoyed this story, I do not rate it above some all time Mary Renault favorites The King Must Die, The Bull from the Sea and others. She brought life and passion and great study to many of the stories of the ancient world. She had a unique gift for fully seizing the life essence of a historic or mythological character and memorably telling that story.
I have read all of Mary Renault's Greek history novels and this is my favorite. It is short and covers a brief period in the history of Greece. The character, the poet Simonides, had a long life and the story is told from his boyhood to his old age. He witnesses the loss of Ionia to the Persians and moves to Athens to meet Peisistratus the tyrant who compiled the works of Homer in written text to save it for posterity. He ruled for several periods and was ousted only to return to power. His sons ruled after his death and one, Hipparchus, is a friend of Simonides and a patron of the arts. He is murdered by the two lovers, Harmodius and Aristogeiton. They were credited with being democrats which was early propaganda. Statues were erected of them in Athens and taken by the Persians during the invasion. Alexander recovered the statues when he invaded Persia. This short novel is an enjoyable study of early Athens.