Sorcières - Hypathie #[nn]

Part of Dupuis's Sorcières series, this volume turns its gaze to Hypathie — the celebrated philosopher of Alexandria — rendered here in flowing Greco-Roman robes, a scroll in hand, as she stands apart from a crowd of onlookers who press in around her from all sides. The cover's muted palette, by artist Greiner, gives the scene a haunting, almost dreamlike quality that suits a woman whose brilliance made her both revered and endangered. Written by Pécout, this 2010 release promises a thoughtful, visually elegant portrait of one of antiquity's most remarkable figures.