These seven pieces by Helen M. Luke, some never-before-published, form an important companion text for lovers of Shakespeare, Tolkien, Richard Wagner, the Bible, and other classic works. This selection of essays provides a luminous interpretation of the spiritual messages woven throughout some of the West's great literary and dramatic creations. With clarity and grace, Luke retells these classic stories and offers the reader her own unique and thought-provoking insights. A "must-have" for readers of Helen Luke's previous works. Includes:
The Ring
Reflections on Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice and Antony and Cleopatra
Oresteia: An Eye for an Eye
The Stranger Within
Jacob and Esau
The Laughter at the Heart of Things
Goddess of the Heart
"There are prophets, there are guides, and there are argumentative people with theories, and one must be careful to discriminate between them. In our time, there have been certain people whose research has brought them up above the level of argumentation, with a new theory--they have opened up dark ideas, thrown light onto them, and permitted new questions to arise.... There are people who manage, through their own efforts and through great help, to become 'remarkable men,' as they are called in the film of G. I. Gurdjieff's book, Meetings with Remarkable Men. Of course, 'remarkable men' also means 'remarkable women,' and I can't think of a better example today of a remarkable man in that sense than Helen Luke." --from the foreword by Peter Brook Hardcover; 128 pp.
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