The Lyre of Orpheus (Book 3 of The Cornish Trilogy)(Library Edition)CD-ROM – MP3 Audio, March 1, by. Robertson Davies(Author) › Visit Amazon's Robertson Davies Page. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search resultsfor this author/5(24). Hoffmann's dictum, "the lyre of Orpheus opens the door of the underworld," seems to be all too true -- especially when the long-hidden secrets of Francis Cornish himself are finally revealed. Baroque and deliciously funny, this third book in The Cornish Trilogy shows Robertson Davies at 50%. · The Rebel Angels opens Robertson Davies Cornish Trilogy and opened my way into his work. Lyre of Orpheus ably continues the saga of the denizens of “Spook” (St. John and the Holy Ghost University) beyond the first fireworks passion and murder that provided the juice for Rebel Angels. Lyre centers around the production of an original opera/5.
Robertson Davies () had three successive careers during the time he became an internationally acclaimed author: actor, publisher, and, finally, profes. Robertson Davies is a recent discovery and what a treasure! The Lyre of Orpheus is my second favorite book of his, not far behind the first book in this trilogy, The Rebel Angels, both of them comic masterpieces. The middle book, What's Bred in the Bone, begins with a very boring exposition of the class origins of the central character, Francis. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. One of Canadian author Robertson Davies' most dazzling achievements, "The Cornish Trilogy" explores the life and influence of eccentric art patron Francis Cornish and comprises "The Rebel Angels", "What's Bred in the Bone" (shortlisted for the Booker Prize in ) and "The Lyre of Orpheus".
Hoffmann's dictum, "the lyre of Orpheus opens the door of the underworld," seems to be all too true -- especially when the long-hidden secrets of Francis Cornish himself are finally revealed. Baroque and deliciously funny, this third book in The Cornish Trilogy shows Robertson Davies at his very considerable best. The Rebel Angels opens Robertson Davies Cornish Trilogy and opened my way into his work. Lyre of Orpheus ably continues the saga of the denizens of “Spook” (St. John and the Holy Ghost University) beyond the first fireworks passion and murder that provided the juice for Rebel Angels. Lyre centers around the production of an original opera. [] Robertson Davies () had three successive careers during the time he became an internationally acclaimed author: actor, publisher, and, finally.
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