The rivered earth /
Seth, Vikram, 1952-
The rivered earth / Vikram Seth. - Dublin, Ireland : Hamish Hamilton, c2011. - 103 p. ; 22 cm.
Printed music on end papers.
Songs in Time of War -- Shared Ground -- The Traveller -- Seven Elements.
The Rivered Earth contains four libretti written by Vikram Seth to be set to music by Alec Roth - together with an account of the pleasures and pains of working with a composer. They take us all over the world - from Chinese and Indian poetry to the beauty and quietness of the Salisbury house where the poet George Herbert lived and died. Spanning centuries of creativity and humanity, these poems pulse with life, energy and inspired brilliance.They are accompanied by four pieces of calligraphy by the author.
9780241144916
2011535584
Poetry.
Indic poetry (English)
Chinese poetry.
PR9499.3.S38 / R58 2011
808.81 SET
The rivered earth / Vikram Seth. - Dublin, Ireland : Hamish Hamilton, c2011. - 103 p. ; 22 cm.
Printed music on end papers.
Songs in Time of War -- Shared Ground -- The Traveller -- Seven Elements.
The Rivered Earth contains four libretti written by Vikram Seth to be set to music by Alec Roth - together with an account of the pleasures and pains of working with a composer. They take us all over the world - from Chinese and Indian poetry to the beauty and quietness of the Salisbury house where the poet George Herbert lived and died. Spanning centuries of creativity and humanity, these poems pulse with life, energy and inspired brilliance.They are accompanied by four pieces of calligraphy by the author.
9780241144916
2011535584
Poetry.
Indic poetry (English)
Chinese poetry.
PR9499.3.S38 / R58 2011
808.81 SET