Terminus

About the Book

Terminus is a dialogic poem in three Cantos and a Prologue to evoke the scene of anguish and distress of humankind’s second dissolution. The drama depicts the birth of a new, undefiled world populated by chaste and unsullied mortals who eventually reveal characters governed by greed, lust, and a forceful search for personal power over others. Ultimately, the total scene of corruption brings about the total destruction of this second world and all things in it by the vast and mighty forces of Nature.

About the Author

Dr. William O. Cord retired from the California University System in 1988 where he served in numerous administrative assignments and as Professor of Spanish. During this period he published three books on the prose and poetry of one of Mexico’s celebrated writers, José Rubén Romero. After retirement, Dr. Cord devoted his study and writings to the prose and musical works of Germany’s famed Richard Wagner, focusing on the composer’s epical mythical work, Der Ring des Nibelung.