Threshold of Fire: A Novel of Fifth-Century RomeChicago Review Press, 1 aug 2005 - 255 pagina's In this vivid, dynamic novel, Hella Haasse has once more brought the past to life. This time she has chosen to illuminate a crucial, yet relatively obscure period of history: it is 414 A.D. and the once-powerful Roman Empire is in its death throes—split between East and West, menaced by barbarian hordes almost literally at its gates. The Emperor Honorius, an incompetent weakling, cowers in the marsh-bound city of Ravenna, where he has moved the government; he rarely "makes entry" into Rome. This is the brilliant canvas against which the characters in this drama interact. There is the Prefect Hadrian, a powerful official and fanatical Christian convert; there is Marcus Anicius, the pagan aristocrat who is clinging to a dying past, and there is the Jew Eliezar be Elijah, hemmed in by his own traditions and burdened by his dark vision of the future. There is the intrigue and uncertainty of life at Honorius's court, and there are the streets and tenements of Rome, pulsating with life and with corruption. |
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Pagina 38
... Nile as the name tells you, but I've been in Rome for a long time.” “So you're not a Roman citizen?” “No more nor no less than you yourself.” The Prefect's studied impassivity stiffens under the pressure of a sudden instinctive ...
... Nile as the name tells you, but I've been in Rome for a long time.” “So you're not a Roman citizen?” “No more nor no less than you yourself.” The Prefect's studied impassivity stiffens under the pressure of a sudden instinctive ...
Pagina 43
... Nile, hangin the air, a disturbingecho. Why that gnawing feeling of dissatisfaction, even of secret fear? That question is closely connected to another which the Prefect must admitto his consciousness: why, when surprise and displeasure ...
... Nile, hangin the air, a disturbingecho. Why that gnawing feeling of dissatisfaction, even of secret fear? That question is closely connected to another which the Prefect must admitto his consciousness: why, when surprise and displeasure ...
Pagina 44
... Nile inlets in the swampy Delta, the long rows of lighted pleasure boats moored outside Canopis, the suburb of Alexandria . . . . his father's house ... the fragrance of forgotten meals... the sounds of the vernacular which he has not ...
... Nile inlets in the swampy Delta, the long rows of lighted pleasure boats moored outside Canopis, the suburb of Alexandria . . . . his father's house ... the fragrance of forgotten meals... the sounds of the vernacular which he has not ...
Pagina 52
... Nile, the Nile. An image rises from the depths of time. Clearly standing 52 THRESHOLD OF FIRE.
... Nile, the Nile. An image rises from the depths of time. Clearly standing 52 THRESHOLD OF FIRE.
Pagina 53
... Nile Delta. It belongs to one Eliezar ben Ezekiel, one of the richest men in Alexandria. A walled villa and outbuildings, a small settlement set among fields, olive groves, fishponds. Eliezar, who has just come from the city, is ...
... Nile Delta. It belongs to one Eliezar ben Ezekiel, one of the richest men in Alexandria. A walled villa and outbuildings, a small settlement set among fields, olive groves, fishponds. Eliezar, who has just come from the city, is ...
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Threshold of Fire: A Novel of Fifth-Century Rome Hella S. Haasse,Anita Miller,Nini Blinstrub Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2005 |
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