Theseus (Hesperus Classics)
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Description:
Theseus, mythical hero of Athens, narrates his life story in an existential vacuum following the failure of his marriages, the death of his son, Hippolytus, his own famous exploits a distant memory. Tragedy punctuates this narrative, as it does his drama, Oedipus, also published here, both works elaborating through myth an unanswerable search for self.
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Theseus, mythical hero of Athens, narrates his life story in an existential vacuum following the failure of his marriages, the death of his son, Hippolytus, his own famous exploits a distant memory. Tragedy punctuates this narrative, as it does his drama, Oedipus, also published here, both works elaborating through myth an unanswerable search for self.
Table of ...
Description:
Theseus, mythical hero of Athens, narrates his life story in an existential vacuum following the failure of his marriages, the death of his son, Hippolytus, his own famous exploits a distant memory. Tragedy punctuates this narrative, as it does his drama, Oedipus, also published here, both works elaborating through myth an unanswerable search for self.
Table of Contents:
Introduction; Theseus; Oedipus; Biographical note
Author Biography:
French writer, humanist, and moralist who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1947, Andre Gide is mostly known for his psychological novels 'The Immoralist' and 'Strait is the Gate'. As well as being a distinguished Science Fiction writer, Brian Aldiss is also an important contemporary novelist, a poet, an essayist and a dramatist.
Theseus, mythical hero of Athens, narrates his life story in an existential vacuum following the failure of his marriages, the death of his son, Hippolytus, his own famous exploits a distant memory. Tragedy punctuates this narrative, as it does his drama, Oedipus, also published here, both works elaborating through myth an unanswerable search for self.
Table of Contents:
Introduction; Theseus; Oedipus; Biographical note
Author Biography:
French writer, humanist, and moralist who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1947, Andre Gide is mostly known for his psychological novels 'The Immoralist' and 'Strait is the Gate'. As well as being a distinguished Science Fiction writer, Brian Aldiss is also an important contemporary novelist, a poet, an essayist and a dramatist.
| Autor | Gide, Andre |
|---|---|
| Ilmumisaeg | 2002 |
| Kirjastus | Hesperus Press Ltd |
| Köide | Pehmekaaneline |
| Bestseller | Ei |
| Lehekülgede arv | 112 |
| Pikkus | 195 |
| Laius | 195 |
| Keel | English |
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