Till We Have Faces (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: C. S. Lewis
- First Published: 1956
- Type of Work: Mythical allegory
- Time of Work: Sometime after the death of Socrates (399 ) and before the birth of Christ
- Setting: Glome, an unknown kingdom in Eastern Europe or Asia Minor
- Principal Characters: Orual, Trom, Redival, Psyche, Istra, Lyslas, The Fox, Bardia
- Genres: Long fiction, Mythological literature, Fantasy
- Subjects: Philosophy or philosophers, Folkloric or magical people, Mythology or myths, Love or romance, Inheritance or succession, Kings, queens, or royalty, Fantasy, Gods or goddesses, Faith, Greek or Roman times, Monsters, Princes or princesses
- Locales: Glome (mythic)
The Novel
The myth which Till We Have Faces retells is that of Cupid and Psyche, told most familiarly and at greatest length by Lucius Apuleius (born around A.D. 125) in his compilation of stories The Golden Ass, written probably when the author was in his thirties. According to Apuleius, there was once a king who had three daughters, all beautiful. Yet the youngest was so superlatively beautiful that men adored her as Venus. At this, the goddess became jealous, and she sent her son Cupid to inflame Psyche with love for the most despicable creature possible....
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