Orpheus The Song of Life

Name: Orpheus The Song of Life
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ISBN: 9781590207789

ISBN-10: 1590207785

ISBN-13: 9781590207789

Edition: 2012

Authors: Ann Wroe

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The captivating "history" of the figure of Orpheus, his enduring legacy as the force and muse of creation itself. For at least two and a half millennia, the figure of Orpheus has haunted humanity. Half-man, half-god, musician, magician, theologian, poet, and lover, his story never leaves us. He may be myth, but his lyre still sounds, entrancing everything that hears it: animals, trees, water, stones, and men. In this extraordinary work, Ann Wroe goes in search of Orpheus, tracing the man and the power he represents through the myriad versions of a fantastical life: his birth in Thrace, his studies in Egypt, his voyage with the Argonauts to fetch the Golden Fleece, his love for Eurydice and…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Abrams, Inc.
Publication date: 5/24/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Garth Williams was a prolific illustrator of Golden Books. His illustrations have brought to life Charlotte's Web, Mister Dog, Home for a Bunny, Stuart Little, and many other children's classics.