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Glory And The Lightning (1974)

Glory and the Lightning (1974)

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ISBN
0848819616 (ISBN13: 9780848819613)
Language
English
Publisher
amereon ltd

About book Glory And The Lightning (1974)

I first read this book 30 years ago and have reread it several times since. The main character is the historical Aspasia, unusual in Ancient Greece in that she was educated (rather than being killed as an infant for being born female, she was secreted to a school for courtesans and courtesans were educated) and later ran her own school for girls who did not have to be courtesans to be educated. This story has haunted me for years; it is full of human foibles, deep yearnings, politics, philosophy and the kind of romantic feeling that has been reduced to a quaint relic in our modern, social-networked/hook-up society. As an added note, the author had past life recall that indicated she was the female physician in Glory and the Lightning.Aspasia had beauty and brains, as history affirms, and this novel infuses her with a love for knowledge, independence and truth which makes her burn brightly and cost her heavily. She is a woman for whom all women may be proud to claim her gender.

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Si te gusta la historia y la filosofía,Glory and the Lightning es una buena elección. Relatando la historia de Pericles y su mujer, Aspasia, Es una novela con temas profundos para reflexionar pero planteados de manera muy simple.La manera de escribir de la autora me pareció impecable: descripciones envolventes, personalidades bien definidas y acciones precisas, todo esto hace que el libro sea de fácil lectura y llevadero.Personalmente, encontré que algunos pasajes (especialmente la primera parte del libro) fueron un poco aburridos, con poco contenido de valor que aporte cosas a la historia o al lector, pero fuera de eso pienso que es una buena novela para pasar el rato y de paso aprender sobre una época clave en la historia.Es un libro bueno, pero esperaba más.
—MiLi

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