{"product_id":"arcadia-a-modern-tragedy-paperback","title":"Arcadia: A Modern Tragedy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamantha Devin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eArcadia tells the story of a modern consciousness being drawn into the force of the Dionysian\".\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a hidden London, a solitary writer encounters a world where the ancient mysteries of Dionysus still endure. In a secret theatre in the West End, she meets Daniel - a fascinating and unsettling figure whose presence dissolves the boundaries between the self and the divine, between desire and the loss of identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat begins as physical attraction turns into a religious experience: Julia discovers a sacred dimension of existence that renders everything she had previously called life insufficient. As her consciousness opens to the intensity of experiences that\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ebreak through the boundaries of ordinary existence, the everyday world becomes fragile and insipid. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eArcadia\u003c\/b\u003e, a contemporary version of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bacchae \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEuripides\u003c\/b\u003e, is a tragedy about ecstasy, desire, and the price of looking directly at the sacred\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eThe novel raises a disturbing question: how can one go on living in a world devoid of mystery after having tasted the heroic fullness of being?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArcadia\u003c\/b\u003e does not pose easy questions. It is a work shaped by the forbidden, by transformation, and by the radical displacement of consciousness after passing through the sacred. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Author's note: This novel, inspired by tragedy and myth, approaches sacred eroticism as a symbolic dimension of the Dionysian experience).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOpinions on \u003ci\u003eArcadia, A Modern Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIt gripped me from the first page;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eArcadia\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eis deeply entertaining, yet it has the substantial depth lacking in much modern fiction.\u003c\/i\u003e\" - \u003cb\u003eColin F. Stanley\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eArcadia\u003c\/i\u003e, Samantha Devin brings back myths we thought long forgotten. A powerful, invigorating novel brimming with philosophical energy.\" - \u003cb\u003eJavier Sierra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamantha Devin\u003c\/b\u003e is the acclaimed author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBilis Negra\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eBlack Bile\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeroica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. Her work, published internationally, blends literary fiction with contemporary metaphysics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48668702802059,"sku":"9781913209131","price":28.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/weW2XYs9Bu9781913209131.webp?v=1785315035","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/arcadia-a-modern-tragedy-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}