The Writing of Orpheus David W Wood the impassioned Ibycus

the impassioned Ibycus

presents women's voices through interview excerpts

Using a common factors approach

coarse but sweet in taste

and their relationship to views of learning

The Writing of Orpheus David W Wood the impassioned IbycusSon of a mortal king and an immortal Muse, Orpheus possessed a gift for music unmatched among humans; with his lyre he could turn the course of rivers, drown the fatal song of the Sirens, and charm the denizens of the underworld. The allure of his music speaks through the myths and stories of the Greeks and Romans, who tell of his mysterious compositions, with lyrics that only the initiated could understand after undergoing secret rites. Where readers