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
Book Details
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publish Date: Nov 5th, 1994
Pages: 130
Language: English
Edition: Univ of Chicago - undefined
Dimensions: 7.90in - 5.20in - 0.49in - 0.42lb
EAN: 9780226965284
Categories: • General
About the Author
Yourcenar, Marguerite: - Marguerite Yourcenar's (1903-1987) many works include A Coin in Nine Hands, Fires, Two Lives and a Dream, and A Blue Tale, all published by the University of Chicago Press.
Katz, Dori: - Dori Katz is professor emeritus of modern languages and literature at Trinity College, Hartford, CT. She is a translator of several books from the French and a poet. Her most recent collection of poems is Hiding in Other People's Houses.