MENOTTI: Amelia al Ballo; The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore * Carosio, Amadini, Zanolli, Mazzoni; Prandelli, Panerai, Campi; Orchestra and Chorus ofLa Scales, Milan, Sanzogno. Text and (poetic) translation (Amelia). Instrumental Ensemble, Schippers (Unicorn). Testament SBT-1179 (Harmonic Mundi, dist.) Gian Carlo...

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The assertion of Magnus Eisengrim near the conclusion of The Manticore, "I am what I have made myself," and Liesl's postulate in the same chapter that "the modern hero is the man who conquers in the inner struggle" crystallize the theme which underlies all five novels of Robertson Davies from Tempest-Tost (1951) to The Manticore (1972). It is the theme of psychological growth toward wholeness which is based on the existential struggle carried on in the interior spaces of t...

The Manticore is a funny, engaging, literate novel by a Canadian author who deserves to be better known in this country. It has the theatrical virtues of scene, set and design; it has the literary virtue of plot, incident and character. It is easy to read and hard to put down. It is almost unique in being a sequel-book that stands on its own. (p. 536) The manticore does exist, as explained in the novel's pages and confirmed by my dictionary: a mythical beast with the head of a man, the body of a lion...

Explores the novel The Manticore (the second novel in the trilogy, known as "the Deptford Trilogy"), written by Robertson Davies. Reviews and studies the main topics and themes of the novel.