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Fires /

Fires consists of nine monologues and narratives based on classical Greek stories. Antigone, Clytemnestra, Phaedo, Sappho are all mythical figures whose stories are mingled with contemporary themes. Interspersed are highly personal narratives, reflecting on a time of profound inner crisis in the aut...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yourcenar, Marguerite (Author)
Other Authors: Katz, Dori (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1981.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Mary Magdalene, > Saint > Poetry.
Mary Magdalene, > Saint.
Mythology, Greek > Poetry.
Love poetry, French > Translations into English.
Love poetry, French.
Monologues.
Mythology, Greek.
Monologues (Drama)
Love poetry.
Dramatic monologues (Poetry)
Poetry.
Translations.
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Summary:Fires consists of nine monologues and narratives based on classical Greek stories. Antigone, Clytemnestra, Phaedo, Sappho are all mythical figures whose stories are mingled with contemporary themes. Interspersed are highly personal narratives, reflecting on a time of profound inner crisis in the author's life.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:xxi, 129 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:0374157650
9780374157654
0374155003
9780374155001
0374517487
9780374517489