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Chargement... The Corn King and the Spring Queen (The Hera Series) (original 1931; édition 1994)par Naomi Mitchison
Information sur l'oeuvreThe Corn King and the Spring Queen par Naomi Mitchison (1931)
  
Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.   ritaer | Mar 12, 2020 |  There is a lot going on in this novel, and I'm not sure I picked up on all the important strands, but I enjoyed what I read. (  ) queen_ypolita | Jan 28, 2015 | antiquary | Jun 16, 2013 | It is partially set in Sparta at a time when they were trying to re-introduce the old Spartan system after it had fallen out of use and the nobility had reverted to the pursuit of luxury like the other Greek cities. In the book the king and his supporters are very idealistic about their plans for social engineering, and the new system starts with all debts being cancelled, and the land and wealth shared out equally among the men, so it is very popular with the poorer citizens. I re-read it just after seeing a three part documentary about Sparta, and the harshness and cruelty of the system isn't apparent in this story. (  )2  isabelx | Jan 1, 2011 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Introduced by Naomi Mitchison. Set over two thousand years ago on the calm and fertile shores of the Black Sea, Naomi Mitchison's The Corn King and the Spring Queen tells of ancient civilisations where tenderness, beauty and love vie with brutality and dark magic. Erif Der, a young witch, is compelled by her father to marry his powerful rival, Tarrik the Corn King, so becoming the Spring Queen. Forced by her father, she uses her magic spells to try and break Tarrik's power. But one night Tarrik rescues Sphaeros, an Hellenic philosopher, from a shipwreck. Sphaeros in turn rescues Tarrik from near death and so breaks the enchantment that has bound him. And so begins for Tarrik a Quest - a fabulous voyage of discovery which will bring him new knowledge and which will reunite him with his beautiful Spring Queen. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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