Includes bibliographical references (page xi-xii).
Contents
Dreamtime down under -- Fionn in search of his youth -- The flight of Icarus -- Freya's golden necklace -- Gilgamesh and the rose of eternal youth -- King Midas and the golden touch -- The monkey king -- How Quetzalcoatl found the sun -- The throne of Osiris -- Tshai the brickmaker -- When a river cries : the myth of Oba and Oshun -- Why bears no longer talk.
Summary
Presents twelve original plays that are dramatic adaptations of myths from around the world.