Sycorax

作者:Aspinall, J.B.

页数:220

出版时间:2006-10

价格:$ 21.41

isbn号码:9780720612783

具体描述

In the squalor of medieval Yorkshire a peasant girl is accused of being a sorceress. Her suffering in the face of superstition sparks a spectacular and terrifying retort, the legend of Sycorax. Many years later, the story is retold by Edmund, a flawed monk, who writes her history as penance for lascivious fantasies. In the process, Edmund uncovers a brutal, cerie tale in which he becomes fatally involved. Not just another epoch, more than a supernatural thriller, this cunning mock-translation of the medieval tale of Sycorax reveals that the compulsions and delusions examined are endemic in us all today.