by Doris Orgel
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Doris Orgel revitalizes the tale of Cupid and Psyche as a charming coming-of-age story, told mainly in the first person by 16-year-old Psyche. Writing for preteens and young adolescents, Ms. Orgel describes with honesty, grace, and diplomacy Psyche's experience of love and marriage to Venus' own son Cupid. Through the supernatural ordeals Psyche encounters as penance and education for her inability to remain innocent to her husband's identity, the depth of a young woman's heart is revealed. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Revisiting the legend of Cupid and Psyche, Orgel (Ariadne, Awake!) weaves a dramatic novel, a work sure to ensnare girls who have outgrown picture books but still prize the sort of love stories told in fairy tales. Psyche, so effortlessly and extravagantly beautiful that she incurs Venus's near-fatal jealousy, narrates the tale of her adventures and her romantic marriage to Venus's son, Cupid. Her fast-paced account is interpolated with cinematic chapters that either ground the reader in mythic history or cross-cut to the doings of gods and goddesses. While adhering to the classical story, Orgel embroiders patterns from other beloved tales, particularly Beauty and the Beast and Snow White, and she connects Psyche's wanderings to other myths that will likely be familiar to readers, such as the legend of Persephone and Demeter. At the same time she maintains Psyche as a fully and thrillingly human figure among the mighty Olympians, giving readers a character to identify with completely. The target audience will like the love scenes especially-they're passionate and innocent at the same time. Ages 11-up.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Doris Orgel revitalizes the tale of Cupid and Psyche as a charming coming-of-age story, told mainly in the first person by 16-year-old Psyche. Writing for preteens and young adolescents, Ms. Orgel describes with honesty, grace, and diplomacy Psyche's experience of love and marriage to Venus' own son Cupid. Through the supernatural ordeals Psyche encounters as penance and education for her inability to remain innocent to her husband's identity, the depth of a young woman's heart is revealed. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Publishers Weekly
Revisiting the legend of Cupid and Psyche, Orgel (Ariadne, Awake!) weaves a dramatic novel, a work sure to ensnare girls who have outgrown picture books but still prize the sort of love stories told in fairy tales. Psyche, so effortlessly and extravagantly beautiful that she incurs Venus's near-fatal jealousy, narrates the tale of her adventures and her romantic marriage to Venus's son, Cupid. Her fast-paced account is interpolated with cinematic chapters that either ground the reader in mythic history or cross-cut to the doings of gods and goddesses. While adhering to the classical story, Orgel embroiders patterns from other beloved tales, particularly Beauty and the Beast and Snow White, and she connects Psyche's wanderings to other myths that will likely be familiar to readers, such as the legend of Persephone and Demeter. At the same time she maintains Psyche as a fully and thrillingly human figure among the mighty Olympians, giving readers a character to identify with completely. The target audience will like the love scenes especially-they're passionate and innocent at the same time. Ages 11-up.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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- Greek Gods and Heroes (Laurel-leaf books) by Robert Graves in Front Matter
- From Atalanta to Zeus: Readers Theatre from Greek Mythology by Suzanne I. Barchers in Back Matter
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