- Paperback: 1168 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Canada (Feb 3 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0140158502
- ISBN-13: 978-0140158502
- Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.9 x 5.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 771 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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- #44 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Canadian > Classics
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Deliciously readable New York Times One of the most remarkable achievements of contemporary fiction Sunday Times Nourishes the brain while it beguiles the senses Time A first-rate storyteller and a real moralist with a crackling sense of humour Newsweek Davies combines elements of the fantastic with details of everyday life to show us a world in which the miraculous coexists with the mundane New York Times
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Woven around the pursuits of the energetic spirits and erudite scholars of the University of St. John and the Holy Ghost, this dazzling trilogy of novels lures the reader into a world of mysticism, historical allusion, and gothic fantasy that could only be the invention of Canada's grand man of letters.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
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Ce commentaire est de: The Cornish Trilogy: The Rebel Angels, What's Bred in the Bone, and The Lyre of Orpheus (Paperback)
Robertson Davies' Cornish trilogy is good, in fact a kind of work of art. Its the second book (which I have already reviewed) which is the main attraction throughout. In fact the second book should be read first of all of the three, followed by the first and third in that order. The second book is a great piece of work and without it the other two would not stand as they do. Its much like a painting and the technique of preliminary drawings of the main work. The main work being the second book and the drawings the first and third books. Although there are characters in the other two books who are interesting in their own right they have nowhere near the life and depth of Francis Cornish of "Bred in the Bone". These two books surround the great one on either side sort of like hangers on to a great man hoping for some of the glory themselves. The first is concerned with the academic life in a Canadian University especially concerning the life of Maria Theotoky a great student of Renaissance legend Rebalais being mentored by the brilliant but socially inept Professor Hollier who is overwhelmed by the arrival of his old friend, the obnoxious Parlabane. Although interesting especially when discussing academic life and the jealousy evident when a reputation or fame is at stake, the novel does not really come to life in the same sense as the second. There are some characters which liven things up such as Maria's mother Mamusia the gypsy half of her. To be honest its difficult to tell where the male leads end and Maria begins, there is really little differentiation. A woman's aspects, as compared to the men involved, do not really come to light. The somewhat stale atmosphere of academia is never expunged by any kind of life, even from the female heroine. Still not bad at all. The third book details the life of another of the charcaters in the first, i.e. Professor Darcourt, a priest but now successful academic and his and other's attempt to execute the estate of Francis Cornish, especially the use of the Cornish Foundation and its attempt to support the PhD of a gifted composer Hulda Schnakenburg. Its her fascinating mentor Dahl-Soot, as well as the spirit of Hoffmann who keeps this going. All told the books enliven each other but the second one gives the whole thing a semblance of greatness. Its Davies' inability to really produce passion and spontaneity which prevents me from singing the books praises. Good as a whole.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful, wonderful Robertson Davies,
Ce commentaire est de: The Cornish Trilogy: The Rebel Angels, What's Bred in the Bone, and The Lyre of Orpheus (Paperback)
Robertson Davies was totally unknown to me when I found this book in the Staff's recommendations at a Nebula bookstore. I picked up and devoured it.Since then, I have found out that his work is studied in English Canadian High Schools, and for at least once in my life I wish I had had an English education instead of a French one. And then again, maybe not. Why the ambivalence? Because I wish I had read this book long before, and at the same time I wish I had never read it so I could start all over again and discover Mr. Davies to live the amazement of the first read. Enthralling, exhilarating, witty, beautiful ... wonderful.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant,
Ce commentaire est de: The Cornish Trilogy: The Rebel Angels, What's Bred in the Bone, and The Lyre of Orpheus (Paperback)
These are wonderful books, i like the way Davies makes each of them a stand alone novel in its own right, as well as part of a series- and i should know, having read the Lyre of Orpheus first, then What's Bred in the Bone, and finishing with the first. The stories don't always go where you expect, which is one of the best parts, but they are fascinating views.
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