Orpheus: A Poetic Drama - The Owen Barfield Literary Estate

by Owen Barfield

ORPHEUS: A Poetic Drama by Owen Barfield
- 89 pages (.pdf)
Foreword to 1983 publication by Owen Barfield
Program note for the original production
Glossary and Guide to Pronunciation
- 11 pages (.pdf)

Written: 1937
First Performance: 1948 - Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Published: 1983
Second Performance: 2015 - Los Angeles, California, USA.

This drama was inspired by a conversation between Owen Barfield and his friend C. S. Lewis.

Text editors: John Ulreich, Jane Hipolito and Rory O’Connor.

Artworks

The myth of Orpheus has appealed to the human condition since its inception. Artists from all ages have been drawn to respond.

: Orpheus & Eurydice by J.B.C. Corot – 1861

: Orpheus & Eurydice by A. Canova – 1776

: Orpheus & Eurydice by P.P. Rubens – 1635

: Orpheus & Eurydice by G. F. Watts

: Orpheus – Ancient Roman

: Hermes, Eurydice and Orpheus – 5th century BC

: Orpheus & Eurydice by Violet Brunton – c.1910

: Orpheus aka Adam on ivory – 5th century AD

: Orpheus & Eurydice by Rodin – 1893

: Orpheus by Moreau – 1866