Robert Finn's translation of Turkish author Nazli Eray's Orph e makes available to the English-language reader a rewriting of the myth from the perspective of Eurydice, the wife of Orpheus. Eray's surrealistic version takes place in a hot resort town in contemporary Turkey. The setting of an archaeological dig gives a connection to the past and literally to the underworld. Found in the dig is a statue of the Roman emperor Hadrian, who proceeds...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0292714092
ISBN13:9780292714090
Release Date:August 2006
Publisher:University of Texas Press
Length:132 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.6" x 8.6"
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