House of Names - US paperback. Printer-friendly version. * A Washington Post Notable Fiction Book of the Year. * Named a Best Book of by NPR, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, St. Louis Dispatch. From the thrilling imagination of bestselling, award-winning Colm Tóibín comes a retelling of the story of Clytemnestra and her children—“brilliant gripping high drama made tangible and . · House of Names is Irish writer Colm Toibin's retelling of the story of the house of Atreus - an ancient tale fraught with tragedy and vengeance, most famously depicted in Aeschylus' Oresteia. This is going to be a long and detailed (though spoiler-free) review, because Ancient Greek lit is something of a passion of mine and this was my most anticipated read of /5(K). “The misadventures of Agamemnon and his family were repeatedly retold in Greek mythology In his new novel, House of Names, Colm Toibin explores part of this story, from the murder of Iphigenia to the murder of Clytemnestra, making it strike a new chord, far more impressive than the pious respect or worthy aura of ‘classicism’ that often surrounds it. Part of Toibin’s success comes down to the power /5().
In Colm Tóibín's extraordinary new novel, The House of Names, it feels as if that night watchman has finally been allowed to www.doorway.rug upon Greek tragedy as deftly as he borrowed the story of the Virgin mother in his Booker Prize finalist novel, The Testament of Mary, Tóibín has found the gaps in the myth, reimagining all as a profoundly gripping and human tale. House of Names ++++ A BEAUTIFUL SIGNED, LINED DATED UK FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING HARDBACK ++++. Colm Toibin. Published by Viking, London, ISBN ISBN Seller: Zeitgeist Books, Middlesex, United Kingdom. Contact seller. Colm Tóibín's House of Names is a masterful retelling of the ancient Greek tale of the House of Atreus, which was brought to life in the plays of Euripides, Aeschylus and Sophocles. Taking a cue from the work of those dramatists, Tóibín's novel follows Clytemnestra, who, with the help of her lover, plans the murder of her husband, King.
House of Names is a novel by Irish author Colm Tóibín. A retelling of the ancient Greek play-cycle the Oresteia, Tóibín’s eleventh novel follows the cursed family of Agamemnon, King of Mycenae. When Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter Iphigenia to appease the gods, his wife Clytemnestra swears revenge. House of Names - US paperback. Printer-friendly version. * A Washington Post Notable Fiction Book of the Year. * Named a Best Book of by NPR, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, St. Louis Dispatch. From the thrilling imagination of bestselling, award-winning Colm Tóibín comes a retelling of the story of Clytemnestra and her children—“brilliant gripping high drama made tangible and graphic in Tóibín’s lush prose” (Booklist, starred review). House of Names is Irish writer Colm Toibin's retelling of the story of the house of Atreus - an ancient tale fraught with tragedy and vengeance, most famously depicted in Aeschylus' Oresteia. This is going to be a long and detailed (though spoiler-free) review, because Ancient Greek lit is something of a passion of mine and this was my most anticipated read of
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