The Throne of Labdacus
"In this book-length poem, Gjertrud Schnackenberg tells the story of Oedipus, and of "what happens outside the play," in the experience of the god who is its presiding oracle: Apollo, the god of poetry, music, and healing.
Work Information
"In this book-length poem, Gjertrud Schnackenberg tells the story of Oedipus, and of "what happens outside the play," in…
"In this book-length poem, Gjertrud Schnackenberg tells the story of Oedipus, and of "what happens outside the play," in the experience of the god who is its presiding oracle: Apollo, the god of poetry, music, and healing. Given the task of setting the Sophocles text to music, the god is reluctantly woven into its world of riddles, unanswered questions, partially disclosed oracles, and hearsay - a world where gods, as much as humans, are subject to the binding claims of fate and necessity."--BOOK JACKET.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Published
- 2000-10-01
- Pages
- 101 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 14.61 x 1.91 x 22.23 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780374276867
- ISBN-10
- 0374276862
- Price
- 9069 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction
A new collection of poems by the author of A Guilded Lapse of Time revisits the story of Oedipus and Apollo to probe themes of fate and necessity.
Gjertrud Schnackenberg was born in Tacoma, Washington. She received the Lavan Younger Poets Award from the Academy of American Poets and the Rome Prize in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.
Reviews
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This work of epic poetry offers an insight into both the mind of its contemporary author and the intricacies of the Classical Greek mind. "The Throne of Labdacus" is a brilliant introduction to Classical Greek epic poetry. I found it absolutely delightful. Hesiod would be proud of Ms. Schnackenberg.