C. S. Lewis reworks the timeless myth of Cupid and Psyche into an enduring piece of contemporary fiction in this novel about the struggle between sacred and profane love. Set in the pre-Christian world of Glome on the outskirts of Greek civilization, it is a tale of two princesses: the beautiful Psyche, who is loved by the god of love himself, and Orual, Psyche’s unattractive and embittered older sister who loves Psyche with a destructive possessiveness. Her frustration and jealousy over Psyche’s fate sets Orual on the troubled path of self-discovery. Lewis’ last work of fiction, this is often considered his best by critics.
© 2009 Blackstone Publishing (Ljudbok): 9781481560252
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 27 augusti 2009
C. S. Lewis reworks the timeless myth of Cupid and Psyche into an enduring piece of contemporary fiction in this novel about the struggle between sacred and profane love. Set in the pre-Christian world of Glome on the outskirts of Greek civilization, it is a tale of two princesses: the beautiful Psyche, who is loved by the god of love himself, and Orual, Psyche’s unattractive and embittered older sister who loves Psyche with a destructive possessiveness. Her frustration and jealousy over Psyche’s fate sets Orual on the troubled path of self-discovery. Lewis’ last work of fiction, this is often considered his best by critics.
© 2009 Blackstone Publishing (Ljudbok): 9781481560252
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 27 augusti 2009
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Lewis tells a tale partly told in Metamorphosis, but not from the point of view of some omniscient narrator. Instead, we hear from Psyche’s older sister; a smart, capable, ugly woman who becomes Queen. Orual lets us know what it’s really like to have the gods wander through your neighbourhood. If you’re into the nature of reality, this has several interesting, competing perspectives
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Lewis tells a tale partly told in Metamorphosis, but not from the point of view of some omniscient narrator. Instead, we hear from Psyche’s older sister; a smart, capable, ugly woman who becomes Queen. Orual lets us know what it’s really like to have the gods wander through your neighbourhood. If you’re into the nature of reality, this has several interesting, competing perspectives
Hanneke
14 maj 2021
Had het boek al meer dan eens gelezen, en nu dus geluisterd. Uitmuntend voorgelezen! Echt een C.S. Lewis, met veel filosofische diepgang, leerzame nadenkers, juweeltjes van conversaties en quotes die in je geheugen gegrift blijven. En zoals altijd bij de schrijver verrukkelijk taalgebruik. Aanrader.
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