Taylor and Francis Castleden, R: The Knossos Labyrinth

Theseus, King Minos, the Minotaur . . . the myth and romance surrounding Knossos has forever seduced archaeologists and even more casual readers of Homer. Some eighty years ago famed scholar Arthur Evans travelled to Crete and, like Schliemann at Troy, believed that he had finally located the reality behind Homeric verse.Building on the work of Evans and on his own research, Castleden offers an alternative view of this mysterious site.Although the reconstruction of the remains makes it almost impossible to imagine a different interpretation-- Castleden painstakingly reconstructs for us a fascinating portrait of the life that filled and surrounded the Labyrinth. Detailed and engrossing, "The Knossos Labyrinthreveals how the site functioned as a temple and further investigates the propbale form and purpose of its numerous rooms and chambers. ...