The throne of Labdacus / Gjertrud Schnackenberg.
2000
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Title
The throne of Labdacus / Gjertrud Schnackenberg.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
0374276862 (alk. paper)
9780374276867 (alk. paper)
9780374276867 (alk. paper)
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2000.
Copyright
©2000
Language
English
Description
101 pages ; 22 cm
Exhibited
2001 Poets House Showcase.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)43641275
Summary
"In this book-length poem, Gjertrud Schnackenberg tells the story of Oedipus, and of "what happens outside the play," in the experience of the god who is its presiding oracle: Apollo, the god of poetry, music, and healing. Given the task of setting the Sophocles text to music, the god is reluctantly woven into its world of riddles, unanswered questions, partially disclosed oracles, and hearsay - a world where gods, as much as humans, are subject to the binding claims of fate and necessity."-- Provided by publisher.
Review
"In this book-length poem, Gjertrud Schnackenberg tells the story of Oedipus, and of "what happens outside the play," in the experience of the god who is its presiding oracle: Apollo, the god of poetry, music, and healing. Given the task of setting the Sophocles text to music, the god is reluctantly woven into its world of riddles, unanswered questions, partially disclosed oracles, and hearsay - a world where gods, as much as humans, are subject to the binding claims of fate and necessity."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Awards
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry, 2000
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