MARY RENAULT - LOVE AND WAR IN ANCIENT GREECE

Synopsis:
Mary Renault began writing her hugely popular novels of ancient Greece in the 1950s, just at the moment when conventional study of classics had a reached a nadir of irrelevance. She brought the world of Plato and Socrates, of Theseus and Alexander, back to life so convincingly that she inspired a new generation of readers. With contributions from film director Oliver Stone, TV historian Bettany Hughes and broadcaster Sue MacGregor a personal friend of Renault's, this film explores how she did it and why, without her, we might have lost touch with the roots of our civilization.

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