She

Haggard, H. Rider/ Karlin, Daniel (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0199536422 / ISBN 13: 9780199536429

Editore: Oxford Univ Pr, 2008

illustrated edition. 384 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock. Codice articolo __0199536422

Riassunto:

'My empire is of the imagination.' These are the words of Ayesha, the mysterious white queen of a Central African tribe, whose dread title, 'She-who-must-be-obeyed', testifies to her undying beauty and magical powers; but they serve equally well to describe the hold of her author, Henry Rider Haggard, on generations of readers.
Writing 'at white heat', and in the flush of success after the publication of King Solomon's Mines, Haggard drew again on his knowledge of Africa and of ancient legends, but also on something deeper and more disturbing. To the Englishmen who journey through shipwreck, fever, and cannibals to her hidden realm, 'She' is the goal of a quest bequeathed to them two thousand years before; to Haggard's readers, 'She' is the embodiment of one of the most potent and ambivalent figures of Western mythology, a female who is both monstrous and desirable - and, without question, deadlier than the male.

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Product Description: Book by H Rider Haggard Daniel Karlin

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Titolo: She
Casa editrice: Oxford Univ Pr
Data di pubblicazione: 2008
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Brand New