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Fires
University of Chicago Press, 1994 Paper: 978-0-226-96528-4 Library of Congress Classification PQ2649.O8F4 1994 Dewey Decimal Classification 841.912
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Fires consists of nine monologues and narratives based on classical Greek stories. Antigone, Clytemnestra, Phaedo, Sappho are all mythical figures whose stories are mingled with contemporary themes. Interspersed are highly personal narratives, reflecting on a time of profound inner crisis in the author's life. "The unwritten novel among the fantasies and aphorisms of Fires is a classic tale."—Stephen Koch, New York Times Book Review See other books on: Fires | Katz, Dori | Love | Mythology, Greek | Yourcenar, Marguerite See other titles from University of Chicago Press |
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Fires
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University of Chicago Press, 1994
Paper: 978-0-226-96528-4
Paper: 978-0-226-96528-4
Fires consists of nine monologues and narratives based on classical Greek stories. Antigone, Clytemnestra, Phaedo, Sappho are all mythical figures whose stories are mingled with contemporary themes. Interspersed are highly personal narratives, reflecting on a time of profound inner crisis in the author's life.
"The unwritten novel among the fantasies and aphorisms of Fires is a classic tale."—Stephen Koch, New York Times Book Review
"The unwritten novel among the fantasies and aphorisms of Fires is a classic tale."—Stephen Koch, New York Times Book Review
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