Published 2017
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Written in English
From the thrilling imagination of bestselling, award-winning Colm Toibin comes a retelling of the story of Clytemnestra"s spectacularly audacious, violent, vengeful, lustful, and instantly compelling and her children ... In House of Names, Colm Toibin brings a modern sensibility and language to an ancient classic, and gives this extraordinary character new life, so that we not only believe Clytemnestra"s thirst for revenge, but applaud it. He brilliantly inhabits the mind of one of Greek myth"s most powerful villains to reveal the love, lust, and pain she feels. Told in fours parts, this is a fiercely dramatic portrait of a murderess, who will herself be murdered by her own son, Orestes. It is Orestes" story, too: his capture by the forces of his mother"s lover Aegisthus, his escape and his exile. And it is the story of the vengeful Electra, who watches over her mother and Aegisthus with cold anger and slow calculation, until, on the return of her brother, she has the fates of both of them in her hands.
Edition Notes
| Statement | Colm Tóibín |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PR6070.O455 H68 2017 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 275 pages |
| Number of Pages | 275 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL27233666M |
| ISBN 10 | 1501140213 |
| ISBN 10 | 9781501140211 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 984127932 |
House of Names Colm Tóibín has ventured to ancient Argos — far from the decorous, restrained worlds of Henry James, coastal Ireland, and midth century Brooklyn we've seen in his earlier books —. House of Names: A Novel Summary & Study Guide Colm Tóibín This Study Guide consists of approximately 75 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of House of Names. 'House Of Names' Is A Violent Page-Turner, And A Surprising Departure. • Colm Tóibín ventures far afield — in time and place — for this heart-stopping take on the tragedy of. At the end of the House of Names, the author Colm Tóibín notes that, while the majority of the novel's events are not related to any source material, the overall shape of the narrative and the main characters are taken from The Oresteia by Aeschylus, Electra by Sophocles, Euripides' Electra, Orestes, and Iphigenia at Aulis. Clytemnestra, as well as Electra, make appearances in other plays and art forms .
The House of Names. Written by Colm Tóibín Review by Elisabeth Lenckos. In his eleventh novel, Tóibín retells the myth of the House of Atreus and Queen Clytemnestra, who murdered her husband, Agamemnon, in return for sacrificing their daughter Iphigenia to the gods, only to be killed by her son Orestes and daughter Electra. The Girls with No Names revolves around the viewpoints of Effie, her mother, and a young girl named Mabel. Effie meets Mabel at the House of Mercy. The two girls come from entirely different backgrounds, but circumstances bring them together /5(). is a retail site for Surname Origin, Last Name Origin, Family Coat of Arms, Family Shields and Family Crests prints. All of the products sold by were researched and created by Swyrich Corp. Secure shopping. BBB A plus rating. is a retail site for Surname Origin, Last Name Origin, Family Coat of Arms, Family Shields and Family Crests prints. All of the products sold by were researched and created by Swyrich Corp. Secure shopping.
Cross that woman with Greek mythology, and you get something like Clytemnestra, the furious matriarch who dominates Tóibín’s new novel, “House of Names.”. House of Names, Colm Tóibín’s ninth novel, is ostensibly a retelling of The Oresteia through the voices of its principal characters – Clytemnestra and her children, Orestes and Electra. House of Names: A Novel Hardcover $ Colm Tóibín demonstrated his genius at the reworking of familiar lives in The Master (), a nonfiction novel that follows Henry James during the final years of the nineteenth century. His short novel The Testament of Mary () imagines the mother of Jesus in old age. Here is a wonderful list of existing book publishing company names to give you some great ideas. Ace Books Adis International Akashic Books Alyson Books Anchor Book Press Angel City Press Anvil Press Poetry Applewood Books Arbor House Arbordale Publishing Arcade Publishing Arcadia Publishing Arkham House Art Book Atlantic Books Autumn House.
