The New Moon with the Old Moon in Her Arms (clothbound)
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$22.00
$22.00
In a yearly ritual the citizens of ancient Athens chased a couple in wedding regalia through the streets under a hail of stones, to shouts of "Out with sickness and famine! In with health and wealth!" The broken bodies were left to decompose outside the city gates. Normally the victims would come from among society's downtrodden or outcasts, and exchange their lives for a year of luxury at the city's expense. But in defiance of tradition, and as an expression of protest, a poet from an aristocratic family volunteers her flawless 30-year-old body. This is her story.
Clothbound, 128 pages, 5.5 x 8.5", 1993, 0-7043-5057-2
For the paperback edition, go The New Moon with the Old Moon in Her Arms here.
These are the remaining copies of the hardcover British edition issued by The Women's Press.
Clothbound, 128 pages, 5.5 x 8.5", 1993, 0-7043-5057-2
For the paperback edition, go The New Moon with the Old Moon in Her Arms here.
These are the remaining copies of the hardcover British edition issued by The Women's Press.
"In a learned, readable style, Molinaro makes up a feminist fiction that...is finally human and moving. ...[A] historical fiction, written in a postmodernist fragmented style (which mostly works), about a woman who's full of 'causes that concerned me only as fillers for my audienceless, loveless life' and who comes finally to a tragic maturity." — Kirkus Reviews
"A nameless poet narrates this account of her year in waiting as a Thargelia bride in ancient Greece. ...With interesting digressions on topics ranging from the lunar calendar to men's fashion to natural medicine, this suspenseful narrative deserves a place in women's fiction collections." — Library Journal
"Molinaro alternates passages from the poet's diary with lengthy disquisions on Greek culture, from moon worship to medicine, revealing repeatedly how the female aspects of that culture have dropped from our view. These veritable footnotes lend the diary a historical context that in turns gives considerable resonance to the book's ending." — Publishers Weekly
"A fascinating book, distinguished by its simple and graceful prose." — Metro Times Literary Quarterly
"A nameless poet narrates this account of her year in waiting as a Thargelia bride in ancient Greece. ...With interesting digressions on topics ranging from the lunar calendar to men's fashion to natural medicine, this suspenseful narrative deserves a place in women's fiction collections." — Library Journal
"Molinaro alternates passages from the poet's diary with lengthy disquisions on Greek culture, from moon worship to medicine, revealing repeatedly how the female aspects of that culture have dropped from our view. These veritable footnotes lend the diary a historical context that in turns gives considerable resonance to the book's ending." — Publishers Weekly
"A fascinating book, distinguished by its simple and graceful prose." — Metro Times Literary Quarterly