| TÃtulo : |
The lyre of orpheus |
| Tipo de documento: |
texto impreso |
| Autores: |
Davies, Robertson, Autor |
| Editorial: |
United States of America [US] : Penguin Books |
| Fecha de publicación: |
1989 |
| Número de páginas: |
472 p. |
| Il.: |
18 cm. |
| Dimensiones: |
Impreso |
| Idioma : |
Español (spa) |
| Palabras clave: |
ENGLISH LITERATURE - NOVEL |
| Resumen: |
Summary : In "The Lyre of Orpheus", the executors of the will of Francis Cornish (the subject of "What's Bred in the Bone") find themselves at the head of the "Cornish Foundation". The executors, Simon Darcourt, Arthur Cornish, and Maria Cornish, are called upon to decide what projects deserve funding. They decide that a hitherto-unfinished opera by E.T.A. Hoffmann will be staged at Stratford, Ontario; to this end, they hire a brilliant young composition student, Hulda Schnakenburg, to complete the opera, while Darcourt is charged with the completion of the libretto.
The story follows the production of the opera. As often happens in Davies' novels, all is not simple; for example, the ghost of Hoffman attends the proceedings. Nor is all peaceful among the characters. |
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820/D232l |
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The lyre of orpheus