The Lyre of Orpheus, Robertson Davies
The Lyre of Orpheus, Robertson Davies
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The Lyre of Orpheus
The Cornish Trilogy, Book 3

Author: Robertson Davies

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Unabridged: 14 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/29/2009

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

The Cornish Foundation, set up with money left by the late art expert, collector, and notable eccentric Francis Cornish, must choose a worthy undertaking upon which to expend a portion of its considerable funds. It is decided that the Foundation will fund the doctoral work of one Hulda Schnakenburg, a grumpy, difficult, and extraordinarily talented music student. Her task is to complete the score of an unfinished opera by the Romantic composer E.T.A. Hoffmann. Additionally, and against all common sense, the Foundation will undertake to stage the opera, entitled Arthur of Britain or The Magnanimous Cuckold. As the production takes shape, Hoffmanns restless spirit hovers rather too close for comfort, and his dictum The lyre of Orpheus opens the door of the underworld proves prophetic for many a participant as their lives begin to resemble the operas plot.

About Robertson Davies

Robertson Davies (1913–1995) was an internationally acclaimed author, actor, publisher, and, finally, professor at the University of Toronto. The author of twelve novels and several volumes of essays and plays, he was the first Canadian to be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Майя on August 19, 2022

A multi-figure novel, impeccable compositionally, with bright interesting characters, a distinct intrigue (many intrigues tied in a complicated knot); action in an academic environment, without the slightest sense of a novel on a production topic; Davis is an amazing popularizer, but knowledge is se......more

Goodreads review by W.D. on December 02, 2020

Two things: 1) Why do I find myself objecting, more than once, to the framing device—financier Arthur Cornish deciding to become patron of an unfinished opera (by Romantic E.T.A Hoffmann of Tales of… fame) about the legendary King Arthur finds his own life paralleling that of the monarch's (and ther......more

Goodreads review by Oscar on February 19, 2021

Con este libro se cierra la Trilogía Cornish, todo un prodigio de erudición y de saber hacer de Robertson Davies. En 'La lira de Orfeo', volvemos a encontrarnos con los personajes que conocimos tan bien en 'Ángeles rebeldes' y que apareción tan brevemente en 'Lo que arraiga en el hueso': Darcourt, M......more

Goodreads review by Krista on August 18, 2014

A man's life of any worth is a continual allegory -- and very few eyes can see the Mystery of his life -- a lie like the scriptures, figurative. -- John Keats As the third book in Robertson Davies' The Cornish Trilogy, The Lyre of Orpheus does a good job of wrapping up the whole narrative, but it......more

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