The Lyre of Orpheus

The Lyre of Orpheus, published in 1988, is the last of the three connected novels of the Cornish Trilogy by Canadian novelist Robertson Davies. It was preceded by The Rebel Angels and What's Bred in the Bone.

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1988 - Cornish Trilogy - Canadian - Novelist - Robertson Davies - The Rebel Angels - What's Bred in the Bone

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In The Lyre of Orpheus, the executors of the will of Francis Cornish (the subject of What's Bred in the Bone) find themselves at the head of the "Cornish Foundation". The executors, Simon Darcourt, Arthur Cornish, and Maria Cornish, are called upon to decide what projects deserve funding. They decide that an opera by E.T.A. Hoffmann will be staged at Stratford, Ontario.

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Executors - Will - Opera - E.T.A. Hoffmann - Stratford - Ontario

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The story follows the production of the opera. As often happens in Davies' novels, all is not simple; for example, the ghost of Hoffman attends the proceedings. Nor is all peaceful among the characters.

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