Fires
Download or Read eBook Fires PDF written by Marguerite Yourcenar and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1994-11-05 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Marguerite Yourcenar |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 1994-11-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780226965284 |
ISBN-13 | : 0226965287 |
Rating | : 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Fires by : Marguerite Yourcenar
Book excerpt: 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