{"product_id":"the-lyre-of-orpheus","title":"The Lyre of Orpheus","description":"Hailed as a literary masterpiece, Robertson Davies' The Cornish Trilogy comes to a brilliant conclusion in the bestselling Lyre of Orpheus.\n\nThere is an important decision to be made. The Cornish Foundation is thriving under the directorship of Arthur Cornish when Arthur and his beguiling wife, Maria Theotoky, decide to undertake a project worthy of Francis Cornish -- connoisseur, collector, and notable eccentric -- whose vast fortune endows the Foundation. The grumpy, grimy, extraordinarily talented music student Hulda Schnakenburg is commissioned to complete E. T .A. Hoffmann’s unfinished opera Arthur of Britain, or The Magnanimous Cuckold; and the scholarly priest Simon Darcourt finds himself charged with writing the libretto.\n\nComplications both practical and emotional arise: the gypsy in Maria’s blood rises with a vengeance; Darcourt stoops to petty crime; and various others indulge in perjury, blackmail, and other unsavory pursuits. Hoffmann’s dictum, \"the lyre of Orpheus opens the door of the underworld,\" seems to be all too true -- especially when the long-hidden secrets of Francis Cornish himself are finally revealed.\n\nBaroque and deliciously funny, this third book in The Cornish Trilogy shows Robertson Davies at his very considerable best.\n\n\"Robertson Davies is the sort of novelist readers can hardly wait to tell their friends about.\" -- The Washington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 067082416X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.067082416X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Davies, Robertson\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43333689933885,"sku":"BVV.067082416X.G","price":6.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/067082416X-0.jpg?v=1783640315","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-lyre-of-orpheus","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}