The World's Desire, by H. Rider Haggard, Andrew Lang
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The period in which the story of The World's Desire is cast, was a period when, as Miss Braddon remarks of the age of the Plantagenets, "anything might happen." Recent discoveries, mainly by Dr. Schliemann and Mr. Flinders Petrie, have shown that there really was much intercourse between Heroic Greece, the Greece of the Achaeans, and the Egypt of the Ramessids. This connection, rumoured of in Greek legends, is attested by Egyptian relics found in the graves of Mycenae, and by very ancient Levantine pottery, found in contemporary sites in Egypt.
The World's Desire, by H. Rider Haggard, Andrew Lang- Published on: 2015-06-08
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .30" w x 6.00" l, .41 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 132 pages
About the Author Stephen Coan is an assistant editor of The Natal Witness.Andrew Lang (March, 31, 1844 July 20, 1912) was a Scottish writer and literary critic who is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. Lang s academic interests extended beyond the literary and he was a noted contributor to the fields of anthropology, folklore, psychical research, history, and classic scholarship, as well as the inspiration for the University of St. Andrew s Andrew Lang Lectures. A prolific author, Lang published more than 100 works during his career, including twelve fairy books, in which he compiled folk and fairy tales from around the world. Lang s Lilac Fairy and Red Fairy books are credited with influencing J. R. R. Tolkien, who commented on the importance of fairy stories in the modern world in his 1939 Andrew Lang Lecture On Fairy-Stories.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. One last grand adventure across the wine-dark sea By William Timothy Lukeman Have you ever wondered what happened to Odysseus after the conclusion of his epic journey home to Ithaca? Well, here's one possibility, offered in a rousing, glorious melange of fantasy, folklore & (pseudo-) history, by the creators of She & the many-colored Fairy Books, H. Rider Haggard & Andrew Lang.Thanks to Lin Carter & the fabled Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series, this unjustly neglected gem was reprinted to the delight of eager young readers after decades had passed. And while some classics don't always wear well with age, this novel had lost none of its appeal in the interim.Odysseus is an older man now, the lone survivor of a plague that has swept away all that he knew & loved on Ithaca. Shifting his fealty from Athena to Aphrodite, he embarks on a new voyage, one that leads him to Egypt during the time of Moses. As an outsider, he brings a unique perspective to the Biblical tale -- and it never bogs down in too much Victorian piety, either. The emphasis is on story, first & foremost.And what an exciting story it is! Haggard & Lang are in top form, giving us both spectacle & shrewd characterization. You'll even see references to their own works in passing, a knowing wink to the reader that never gets in the way of the story. It's just an added dash of color to an already vibrant tapestry.While there are several reprints currently available, the out-of-print Ballantine edition offers their typically lush cover art & an enthusiastic introduction by editor Lin Carter. But whatever edition you get, I don't think you'll be disappointed. Recommended!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Second Odyssey By David L. Vineyard Homer left hints that Odysseus adventures weren't over after he was reunited with Penelope, and here Rider Haggard and Andrew Lang carry him to Egypt in the reign of Ramses the Great's son to encounter a priestess of Isis as dangerous as Circe or Calypso.If not exactly in line with Haggard's Allan Quatermain or Ayesha novels, The World's Desire has many pleasures of its own, and the mysterious priestess has more than a little connection to a certain queen of the lost city of Kor. This is prime Haggard, and with poet and fairy tale anthologist Lang produces a poetic and interesting adventure filled with mystery in it's original Greek meaning and a handsomely drawn portrait of Egypt at one of its last great periods.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Not Homer By Amazon Customer For those of us who love the Odyssey the plot of his 1890 novel is delicious: Odysseus returns once more to Ithaca to find all dead in a plague, sets off wandering again and lands in Egypt in search of Helen, his first love. There's palace intrigue with the pharaoh, his scheming sister/wife and a wise old priest, with sharp lines of good and evil. On the other hand the horrifically anti-Semitic retelling of Exodus and the emphasis on female beauty as the sole arbiter of love are repugnant to the modern reader and detract from the pleasure. The bombastic style merely slows down the plot without capturing the beauty of Homer's prose.
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