Here is another view of Charles Bridge, from the other side. I'm now rereading By Night Under the Stone Bridge by Leo Perutz. Mixing magic and history, the novel deals with the uneasy relation between the Jews of Prague's ghetto and the Christian realm ruled over by Rudolf II, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor. The story revolves around an imagined affair between Rudolf and Esther, the beautiful wife of the wealthy financier Mordechai Meisl. As red rose and white rosemary flower, the unwitting lovers unite only in their dreams.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
another view of charles bridge
Here is another view of Charles Bridge, from the other side. I'm now rereading By Night Under the Stone Bridge by Leo Perutz. Mixing magic and history, the novel deals with the uneasy relation between the Jews of Prague's ghetto and the Christian realm ruled over by Rudolf II, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor. The story revolves around an imagined affair between Rudolf and Esther, the beautiful wife of the wealthy financier Mordechai Meisl. As red rose and white rosemary flower, the unwitting lovers unite only in their dreams.
