Reflections On A Marine Venus: A Companion To The Landscape Of Rhodes
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Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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In the sun-drenched aftermath of World War II, Lawrence Durrell arrived on the island of Rhodes as a British official, and what emerged from that sojourn is one of the most luminous works of travel writing in the English language. Reflections on a Marine Venus chronicles Durrell's intimate encounters with the landscape, people, and mythological soul of Rhodes — a place where ancient Greek legend bleeds seamlessly into the rhythms of everyday Mediterranean life. With the legendary marble statue of the Marine Venus as its presiding spirit, the narrative weaves together history, myth, friendship, and a profound sense of place into something that transcends the conventional travel memoir. Durrell writes with the poet's eye and the novelist's instinct for character, conjuring a cast of vivid islanders alongside the ruins and olive groves that form their backdrop. His prose is rich, sensuous, and shot through with a melancholic awareness of time's passage — the same qualities that would later define his celebrated Alexandria Quartet. A landmark of mid-20th-century literary travel writing, this companion to the landscape of Rhodes leaves the reader aching to wander its sun-bleached shores and discover whether the Marine Venus still casts her spell.
Author: Lawrence Durrell
Format: Paperback
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the sun-drenched aftermath of World War II, Lawrence Durrell arrived on the island of Rhodes as a British official, and what emerged from that sojourn is one of the most luminous works of travel writing in the English language. Reflections on a Marine Venus chronicles Durrell's intimate encounters with the landscape, people, and mythological soul of Rhodes — a place where ancient Greek legend bleeds seamlessly into the rhythms of everyday Mediterranean life. With the legendary marble statue of the Marine Venus as its presiding spirit, the narrative weaves together history, myth, friendship, and a profound sense of place into something that transcends the conventional travel memoir. Durrell writes with the poet's eye and the novelist's instinct for character, conjuring a cast of vivid islanders alongside the ruins and olive groves that form their backdrop. His prose is rich, sensuous, and shot through with a melancholic awareness of time's passage — the same qualities that would later define his celebrated Alexandria Quartet. A landmark of mid-20th-century literary travel writing, this companion to the landscape of Rhodes leaves the reader aching to wander its sun-bleached shores and discover whether the Marine Venus still casts her spell.