{"product_id":"george-peeles-the-arraignment-of-paris-a-retelling-paperback","title":"George Peele's The Arraignment of Paris: A Retelling - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Bruce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an easy-to-read retelling of Elizabethan playwright George Peele's THE ARRAIGNMENT OF PARIS. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInscribed on a golden apple is the phrase \"For the fairest,\" written in written in Latin (in Peele's play). Because Latin is a language that indicates masculine and feminine in certain words, and since \"fairest\" has a feminine ending, the apple is really inscribed \"for the fairest female.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree goddesses claim the apple, meaning that each of the three goddesses thinks that she is the fairest, or most beautiful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe three goddesses get Paris, a shepherd who is also a Prince of Troy, to judge who should be awarded the golden apple. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter Paris makes his decision, one goddess is happy, but two goddesses are very unhappy. Those two goddesses decide that Paris was biased and that therefore his decision should be overturned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJupiter and some other male gods sit in a Council of Judges and hold a trial to decide whether Paris was biased and to decide which goddess should be awarded the golden apple.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you know a language other than English? If you do, I give you permission to translate this book, copyright your translation, publish or self-publish it, and keep all the royalties for yourself. (Do give me credit, of course, for the original retelling.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI would like to see my retellings of classic literature used in schools, so I give permission to the country of Finland (and all other countries) to give copies of this book to all students forever. I also give permission to the state of Texas (and all other states) to give copies of this book to all students forever. I also give permission to all teachers to give copies of this book to all students forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeachers need not actually teach my retellings. Teachers are welcome to give students copies of my eBooks as background material. For example, if they are teaching Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, teachers are welcome to give students copies of my Virgil's Aeneid: A Retelling in Prose and tell students, \"Here's another ancient epic you may want to read in your spare time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52531739164979,"sku":"9798201550431","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Z1o3elAyNVdKVDFzUmVsdUw2V0xqZz09.webp?v=1760702286","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/george-peeles-the-arraignment-of-paris-a-retelling-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}