Two Lives and a Dream (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780226965291)

Set in Rembrandt's Amsterdam, "An Obscure Man" is the story of Nathana?--innocent, open to experience--born like Everyman upon the stream of life. In "A Lovely Morning," Nathana?'s young son joins a touring company of Jacobean actors. "Anna, soror . . .," the final tale, is an account of illicit passion in the baroque world of Naples.

"An Obscure Man swarms with life. This intricately researched, imaginative, beautifully written tale of a young man's brief life in the mid-17th century is entirely engrossing."--Leona Weiss, San Francisco Chronicle

"In these three stories, [Yourcenar] succeeds in making the essences of these past lives a part of the reader's future through the sheer intensity of their portrayal."--Margaret Ezell, Houston Chronicle

Author: Marguerite Yourcenar
ISBN-10: 0226965295
ISBN-13: 9780226965291
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 11/05/1994
Pages: 246
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 7.95h x 5.22w x 0.76d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/1995 pg. 104