{"product_id":"the-lyre-of-orpheus","title":"The Lyre of Orpheus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHailed as a literary masterpiece, Robertson Davies's Cornish Trilogy comes to a brilliant conclusion in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Lyre of Orpheus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, now part of the new Modern Classics series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     There is an important decision to be made. The Cornish Foundation, set up with money left by the late Francis Cornish, connoisseur, collector, and notable eccentric, must decide which undertaking will receive a portion of its considerable funds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     The Foundation decides to support the doctoral work of Hulda Schnakenbury, a thoroughly unpleasant young genius of a music student. Her task is to complete the score of an unfinished opera by E.T.A. Hoffmann, and as plans take shape, Hoffmann's dictum, \"The lyre of Orpheus opens the door of the underworld,\" proves prophetic for many a participant.     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Baroque and deliciously funny, this third book in the Cornish Trilogy shows Robertson Davies at his very considerable best.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robertson Davies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47900553052354,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/8002\/4002\/files\/716mxRiB1IL._SY522.jpg?v=1781723585","url":"https:\/\/frictionbooks.com\/products\/the-lyre-of-orpheus","provider":"Friction Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}