The Waters of Forgetfulness

The Waters of Forgetfulness. "For the poet Virgil, who made the descent when he was writing his Aeneid, it was unforgettable. For Rufus, the Roman narrator of this memoir, the Underworld was his way of life. In his dirty tunic and straggly false beard, he doubled as the fabled boatman, Charon." "His truly was an unparalleled life: a respected citizen and father above ground and a surly mythical boatman of the river Styx below. This double life was to end when Rufus faced possible execution for murder. As he tells us his story, fully describing the greatest scam of classical antiquity, Charon's narrative is simultaneously irreverent, lustful, philosophic and spiritual. Above all, it is entertaining and full of suspence." "This memoir from the Augustan age takes an intimate and uncritical look at the mores and morals of the period, from the practice of orgies to the mystery cult of the Orphies. Charon's almost visual descriptions of the Roman Hell will haunt the reader, and the cast of characters, topped by Virgil and the prophetic, truly revered Sibyl of Cumae, will entice. As the end of an oracular era, stretching back some 700 years, approaches, the narrative's tension will enthrall." --Book Jacket.

Kategori: Fiction

ISBN: 9780704371729

Forfatter: Yorick Blumenfeld

Språk: Engelsk

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Utgitt år: 2009

Sideantall: 232

Utgave: ukjent

Vekt: 464 g

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