Story of Music by Simon Mundy
Poetry. This savvy, savage, and moving book of poems from Frederick Feirstein, a master formalist at the height of his powers, takes as its motto 'Teach us to be courageous and naive.' Feirstein knows the human condition as only a seen-it-all psychotherapist can, and he uses his adroit rhymes to make his insights sing in DARK ENERGY, a series of gimlet-eyed and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny riffs on the material of fairy tales. From the witch's oven in Hansel and Gretel to the ovens of concentration camps, from Red Riding Hood to Freud, DARK ENERGY is replete with memorable aphorisms that make the transient nature of the world comprehensible. In these lucid, direct, thoroughly unsentimental poems from a wise man who is also a romantic, Feirstein offers a rich appreciation of what it means to be alive. Molly Peacock
Simon Mundy is the author of three books of poetry and three novels as well as several biographies, including Elgar: The Illustrated Lives of Great Composers. He has more than 30 years of experience as a broadcaster on BBC Radio 3 and 4; is the founder of the European Forum for the Arts and Heritage (now Culture Action Europe); and an advisor to the Council of Europe and to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780860204442 |
| ISBN 10 | 0860204448 |
| Title | Story of Music |
| Author | Simon Mundy |
| Series | Usborne Books On The Arts |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Usborne Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 1980-10-16 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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