DIONYSUS IN NEW YORK: A Fable - Couverture souple

Clemente, Nicholas

 
9780595487004: DIONYSUS IN NEW YORK: A Fable
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ISBN 10 : 0595487009 ISBN 13 : 9780595487004
Editeur : iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

In the Bacchae, the 400 BC play by Euripides, Dionysus arrives in Thebes, bringing with him the cult of the wine. The prince, Pentheus, opposes the upstart god. Enraged by such effrontery, Dionysus lures Penteus into viewing an orgiastic ritual where Penteus's mother, drunk with wine, is made to kill her own son.Now, in the twenty-first century, Constantine Bacchus, of Greek and Native American heritage, comes to New York. He believes that he is the reincarnation of the god Dionysus because of several drug-induced trips to Mount Olympus. His symbol is a hollowed-out, fifteen-foot totem pole that he uses to dispense his LSD-laced wine at revival-style meetings.Rich and spoiled, Horace Penney is the mayor of the City of New York and aspires to claim the presidency of the United States. When Dion announces that he is holding a freedom festival in New York, Mayor Penney pretends to embrace his cause but instead seizes the opportunity to gain national prominence by denouncing Dion.Feeling betrayed, Dion decides to destroy the mayor. Penney, reacting to the brain-washing of his mother, jails Dion on a trumped-up charge. Despite being imprisoned, Dion sets in motion a plan by which the mayor's drugged mother will kill her own son at the festival in Central Park.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In the Bacchae, the 400 BC play by Euripides, Dionysus arrives in Thebes, bringing with him the cult of the wine. The prince, Pentheus, opposes the upstart god. Enraged by such effrontery, Dionysus lures Penteus into viewing an orgiastic ritual where Penteus's mother, drunk with wine, is made to kill her own son.Now, in the twenty-first century, Constantine Bacchus, of Greek and Native American heritage, comes to New York. He believes that he is the reincarnation of the god Dionysus because of several drug-induced trips to Mount Olympus. His symbol is a hollowed-out, fifteen-foot totem pole that he uses to dispense his LSD-laced wine at revival-style meetings.Rich and spoiled, Horace Penney is the mayor of the City of New York and aspires to claim the presidency of the United States. When Dion announces that he is holding a freedom festival in New York, Mayor Penney pretends to embrace his cause but instead seizes the opportunity to gain national prominence by denouncing Dion.Feeling betrayed, Dion decides to destroy the mayor. Penney, reacting to the brain-washing of his mother, jails Dion on a trumped-up charge. Despite being imprisoned, Dion sets in motion a plan by which the mayor's drugged mother will kill her own son at the festival in Central Park.

Biographie de l'auteur

Nicholas A. Clemente earned degrees from New York University and St. John?s University. He was a justice of the New York Supreme Court for twenty-five years before becoming a novelist. In addition to Dionysus in New York, he is the author of the legal thrillers Broken Gavel and Pawns of Justice.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595487009
ISBN 13 
9780595487004
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
262
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0595487858 ISBN 13 :  9780595487851
Editeur : iUniverse, 2008
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