Orpheus: The Song of Life

"[A] startlingly original history that traces the obscure origins and tangled relationships of the Orpheus myth from ancient times through today" (Library Journal).

For at least two and a half millennia, the figure of Orpheus has haunted humanity. Half-man, half-god, musician, magician, theologian, poet, and lover, his story never leaves us. He may be myth, but his lyre still sounds, entrancing everything that hears it: animals, trees, water, stones, and men.

In this extraordinary work...