· The eponymous House of Names, where Orestes spends some years, is a semi-abandoned coastal farm with sheep (definitely not bronze age), chickens and a crone straight out of Synge who can reduce Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. “The misadventures of Agamemnon and his family were repeatedly retold in Greek mythology In his new novel, House of Names, Colm Toibin explores part of this story, from the murder of Iphigenia to the murder of Clytemnestra, making it strike a new chord, far more impressive than the pious respect or worthy aura of ‘classicism’ that often surrounds it. Part of Toibin’s success comes down to the power Released on: Ma. At the end of the House of Names, the author Colm Tóibín notes that, while the majority of the novel's events are not related to any source material, the overall shape of the narrative and the main characters are taken from The Oresteia by Aeschylus, Electra by Sophocles, Euripides' Electra, Orestes, and Iphigenia at Aulis. Clytemnestra, as well as Electra, make appearances in other plays and art forms .
Buy House of Names by Colm Toibin online at Alibris. We have new and used copies available, in 9 editions - starting at $ Shop now. House of Names by Colm Tóibín review - Greek myths made human Fang-Yi Sheu in the Martha Graham Dance Company's Clytemnestra, New York, Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images. I'm of two minds with regards to Colm Tóibín's "House of Names."On the one hand, it's a well-wrought urn of a novel, with Tóibín commanding form, tone and structure on every page.
“The misadventures of Agamemnon and his family were repeatedly retold in Greek mythology In his new novel, House of Names, Colm Toibin explores part of this story, from the murder of Iphigenia to the murder of Clytemnestra, making it strike a new chord, far more impressive than the pious respect or worthy aura of ‘classicism’ that often surrounds it. Part of Toibin’s success comes down to the power of his writing: an almost unfaultable combination of artful restraint and. House of Names - US paperback. Printer-friendly version. * A Washington Post Notable Fiction Book of the Year. * Named a Best Book of by NPR, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, St. Louis Dispatch. From the thrilling imagination of bestselling, award-winning Colm Tóibín comes a retelling of the story of Clytemnestra and her children—“brilliant gripping high drama made tangible and graphic in Tóibín’s lush prose” (Booklist, starred review). At the end of the House of Names, the author Colm Tóibín notes that, while the majority of the novel's events are not related to any source material, the overall shape of the narrative and the main characters are taken from The Oresteia by Aeschylus, Electra by Sophocles, Euripides' Electra, Orestes, and Iphigenia at Aulis. Clytemnestra, as well as Electra, make appearances in other plays and art forms throughout history, but are rarely humanized in the way that we see in Tóibín's book.
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