Cinderbiter: Celtic Poems by Martin Shaw (English) Paperback Book

Description: Cinderbiter by Martin Shaw, Tony Hoagland Dramatic new retellings of Celtic poetrys great lyrics and legends Cinderbiter collects tales and poems originally composed and performed centuries ago in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, when notions of history and authorship were indistinguishable from the oral traditions of myth and storytelling. In the spirit of recasting these legends and voices for new audiences, celebrated mythologist and storyteller Martin Shaw and award-winning poet Tony Hoagland have created extraordinary new versions of these bardic lyrics, folkloric sagas, and heroes journeys, as they have never been rendered before. In long, shaggy tales of the unlikely ascensions of previously unknown heroes such as Cinderbiter, in the shrouded origin stories of figures such as Arthur and Merlin, and in anonymous flickering lyrics of elegy, praise, and heartbreak, these poems retain at once the rapturous, supernatural imagination of the deep past layered with an austere, devout allegiance to the Christian faith. Shaw and Hoaglands collaboration summons the power within this storehouse of the Celtic mind to arrive at this rare book--distinctive, audacious, and tuned to our time and condition with a convincing resonance. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Martin Shaw is a mythologist, a storyteller, an author, and a designer of mythic life and oral tradition courses at Stanford University.Tony Hoagland (1953-2018) was the author of Priest Turned Therapist Treats Fear of God and six other books of poetry. Review "This is the stuff out of which the modern genre of fantasy romance and quest was born. In these versions, that stuff is tougher, sharper, and clearer. Oh, do read them aloud!"--Booklist, starred review "These wonderful retellings will introduce readers to new and enchanting stories told in a lush, musical way."--Publishers Weekly Promotional Dramatic new retellings of Celtic poetrys great lyrics and legends Review Quote "This is the stuff out of which the modern genre of fantasy romance and quest was born. In these versions, that stuff is tougher, sharper, and clearer. Oh, do read them aloud!" -- Booklist , starred review "These wonderful retellings will introduce readers to new and enchanting stories told in a lush, musical way." -- Publishers Weekly Details ISBN1644450275 Author Tony Hoagland Short Title Cinderbiter Pages 128 Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 1644450275 ISBN-13 9781644450277 Format Paperback Publication Date 2020-07-07 Subtitle Celtic Poems Publisher Graywolf Press,U.S. Imprint Graywolf Press,U.S. Place of Publication Saint Paul Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2020-07-07 UK Release Date 2020-07-07 DEWEY 821/.914 Audience General AU Release Date 2020-09-29 NZ Release Date 2020-09-29 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:128698815;

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