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Divine Comedies: A Gift from Zeus and the Old Testament Made Easy

194 pp. | Atheneum/Dlouhy | February, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-3957-2 $19.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-4056-1
(3) YA Illustrated by William Steig. Divine combines the Steigs' 1990 collection of biblical poetry ("Old Testament") and their 2001 book of mythology peppered with poems ("Zeus"). This edition is designed with lots of white space, making William Steig's loose-lined watercolor and ink illustrations stand out, especially the color ones in "Zeus." (And not just because of their bawdiness; the 2001 edition's eye-popping cover illustration is missing, but female nudity still abounds.) ("Zeus": 2001, HarperCollins, rev. 5/01. "Old Testament": 1990, Farrar.)
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2016

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