Orfeo: A Novel

"Power is very talented ... he wrote an essay on lyrics, has a fascinating magical sense, an enthusiastic observer of social life ... I can not resist Orphoeo's emotional pull "

"Power again proves that he is a master of Orfeo's novel.It is a fascinating and massive book and it is also an escape story so it's a creative and crazy person It is also an image. "

"Orfeo is a true novel that deserves a truly lyrical label." ... Power provides a fun and long-lasting story. "

"Orfeo benefited from deep compassion, and Bowers seemed to feel the hero of his glow and problem ... [It certainly established this novel very lively."

"Extraordinary ... Needless to say that I lose love, but the memories of his music are just jumping up on the page ... Richard Bowers said that she is again our best novelist I proved to be one. "

"Bowers generation novelists who are often compared - François, Walman, Wallace - are not equal to Bowers' consistent production, intellectual coverage, formal ingenuity, and emotional effect."

"Some of the enjoyment of reading (power) is to see how he got out of his snare, but the greater excitement is to solve the most pressing and chaotic problem of our time It is to work with him. "

"Because of the pure cliff of building sentences, most authors of modern fiction can not transcend force ... his best."

In the latter part of the 13 th century, early in the 14 th century, the story of Sir Ophio Europe is said to have linked past and present elements, emphasizing the minimum boundary between literature and that era. Sir Orfeo was written by an unknown writer, and it is widely adopted from the early ancient Greek classic "Ophus and Ayres". Orfeo's poem makes it possible for readers to explore stories in a new medieval context and to understand how literature evolves over time and is respected and influenced by its contextual environment I will. As early as the 6th century BC the Orpheus myths spread to the western world, which has attracted a lot of attention both in literature and in Greek art. Medieval writers such as De and Virgil. . Medieval audiences will definitely be familiar with these works

At the beginning of the story, a strange line shows the reader that the author introduces the newly established medieval Orfeo by introducing Sir Orfeo as "King." Let the reader know that he has been deprived of his classic position as a leader and that Orfeo is very medieval. Orfeo can draw values ​​of time and culture In times when social exchanges are important, he no longer has the magical powers to enter the country of fairies. Instead, he has to rely heavily on the knighthood and use his music to attract the fairy king. And also stressed the important influence of Celt through poetry. Orfeo is called "heighe lording" and continues to modernize poetry in a new environment by demonstrating the importance of Orfeo status. The explanation of Orpheos describes his "blood" state, making his role, which is typical of Brittany, romantic.