Trojans
Comedies and Tragedies in thePantheon of Scribes
By Peter McNiff peterpics
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Category: Poetry
Tags: plain verse, reporting as a career, George Devlin, Sean Duignan, Liam Kelly, poetry, journalism, mythology, classics, literature, writing, Phaeton, Prometheus, Zeus, Maximus, Corybantes, Midas
A son of migrants returns to the land of his ancestors to work as an image maker, then as a writer of clarion calls until summoned to the Pantheon of Scribes as a Trojan to do battle for a daily journal. The Trojans, ruled by Prometheus and his high priests, the Corybantes, garnish daily gossip, scrutinise government and defend the downtrodden. Life is pleasant until one of the priests, Phaeton, more ambitious than the rest, is presented with the reins of the Heavenly Chariot by the Gods. Life becomes hell and the journal's old values diminish at the hands of Midas & Company.
Standard Portrait 8x10 inches (20x25 cm) 52 pages
Published: April 9, 2008
